Mark 14:6

Mark 14:6 Meaning and Explanation

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

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Jesus defends the woman, telling her critics to leave her alone, for she has done a beautiful work for him.

What Does Mark 14:6 Mean?

Jesus steps between the woman and her accusers. Let her alone, he says — why trouble ye her? Where they saw waste, he names a good work, and the word he uses carries the sense of beautiful: a deed lovely and fitting in itself.

It matters that Jesus receives the gift and honors the giver. He does not soften the criticism by half-agreeing; he silences it. Whoever has offered Christ something costly and been mocked for it can take shelter in this verse: the Lord himself defends devotion that the practical-minded cannot understand. What is done for him in love is never wasted.

Mark 14:6 in the Original Language

kalos (καλός), 'good' -- good in the sense of beautiful, a deed noble and fitting in itself.

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What does Mark 14:6 mean?

Jesus defends the woman, telling her critics to leave her alone, for she has done a beautiful work for him.

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