Mark 14:8

Mark 14:8 Meaning and Explanation

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

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Jesus says the woman has done what she could, anointing his body ahead of time for burial.

What Does Mark 14:8 Mean?

Jesus interprets her act more deeply than she may have known. Bodies were anointed with spices after death; he says she has done it beforehand, for the burying. In a chapter where men plot, bargain, sleep, deny, and flee, one woman prepares the Lord for his death.

She hath done what she could — few commendations in Scripture are warmer. Not what she could not do; what she could, she did, and fully. Christ measures offerings not by their size but by their completeness, as with the widow and her two mites (Mark 12:44). Whatever lies in your hand to do for him, done wholly, receives this same verdict.

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What does Mark 14:8 mean?

Jesus says the woman has done what she could, anointing his body ahead of time for burial.

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