Mark 14:6 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 14:6

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

KJV

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

AGAINST VIGILANTIUS 7 (420)

When the apostles pleaded that the ointment was being wasted, they were rebuked by the voice of the Lord. Christ did not need the ointment, nor do martyrs need the light of candles. Yet that woman freely poured out the ointment in honor of Christ, and her heart's devotion was accepted.… Hence throughout the whole Eastern Church, even when there are no relics of the martyrs, whenever the gospel is to be read the candles are lighted although the dawn may be reddening the sky, not of course to scatter the darkness, but by way of evidencing our joy.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

This chapter begins that part of Mark's Gospel, which describes our Lord's sufferings and death. Hitherto we have chiefly seen our Savior as our prophet and teacher. We have now to see Him as our High Priest. Hitherto we have had to consider His miracles and sayings. We have now to consider His vicarious sacrifice on the cross. Let us first observe in these verses, how God can disappoint the designs of wicked men, and over-rule them to His own glory .

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me--It was good in itself, and so was acceptable to Christ; it was eminently seasonable, and so more acceptable still; and it was "what she could," and so most acceptable of all.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	said;	G2036 →
ἄφετε	aphete	do leave alone	G863 →
αὐτήν,	autēn	her,	G846 →
τί	ti	why	G5101 →
αὐτῇ	autēa	to her	G846 →
κόπους	kopous	trouble	G2873 →
παρέχετε;	parechete	do you cause?	G3930 →
καλὸν	kalon	A good	G2570 →
ἔργον	ergon	work	G2041 →
ἠργάσατο	ērgasato	she did	G2038 →
ἐν	en	toward	G1722 →
ἐμοί.	emoi	Me myself.	G1473 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- 1 John 3:18
  Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
- Hebrews 13:1
  Continue in brotherly love.
- Galatians 5:13
  For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- Colossians 3:16
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
Through
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
leads to
- Titus 3:8
  This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 9:14
  how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Ephesians 2:10
  For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark