Matthew 26:13

11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

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

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

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
Truly I tell you, wherever this 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 in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
WEB
Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”
ASV
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
DARBY
Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this [woman] has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
BLB
Truly I say to you⁺, wherever this gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, that which she did will also be spoken of, for a memorial of her.”
ÅB
I sannhet sier jeg dere at over alt der dette evangeliet forkynnes i hele verden, skal også det hun gjorde bli fortalt til minne om henne.»
OTB
Sannelig, jeg sier dere, hvor enn dette evangeliet blir forkynt i hele verden, skal det hun har gjort også bli fortalt til minne om henne.”
B1930
Sannelig sier jeg eder: Hvor som helst dette evangelium forkynnes i all verden, skal også det hun gjorde, omtales til minne om henne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 14:9

    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.

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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

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

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  • Isaiah 52:9

    Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

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  • Psalms 98:2–3

    The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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  • Mark 13:10

    And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

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  • Romans 15:19

    Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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