Mark 14:9

7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.

11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
KJV
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
WEB
Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
ASV
And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
DARBY
And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.
BLB
And truly I say to you⁺, wherever the gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, what this [woman] did also will be spoken of, for a memorial of her.”
ÅB
Sannelig sier jeg dere: Hvor som helst evangeliet forkynnes i all verden, skal også det hun gjorde omtales til minne om henne.
OTB
Sannelig sier jeg dere, hvor som helst evangeliet blir forkynt i hele verden, skal det hun har gjort også fortelles til minne om henne."
B1930
Sannelig sier jeg eder: Hvor som helst evangeliet forkynnes i all verden, skal også det hun gjorde omtales til minne om henne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 26:12–13

    For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

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  • Mark 16:15

    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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  • Matthew 24:14

    And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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  • Psalms 112:6–9

    Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

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  • Zechariah 6:14

    And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

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  • Numbers 31:54

    And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

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