Mark 14:9 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus promises that wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, this woman's deed will be told in memory of her.
What Does Mark 14:9 Mean?
With a solemn Verily, Jesus binds the woman's act to the gospel itself. He assumes what no one at the table yet grasps: that his death will become good news preached throughout the whole world. Her anointing will travel with that message wherever it goes.
The promise has kept itself; every reading of this verse fulfills it. The men who priced her gift go unnamed, while her deed is remembered on every continent. The memory of heaven inverts the memory of the world: what is spent on Christ in love is not lost but kept forever. The gospel carries with it the stories of those who loved him well.
Mark 14:9 in the Original Language
euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον), 'gospel' -- good news, the announcement of what God has done in Christ.
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What does Mark 14:9 mean?
Jesus promises that wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, this woman's deed will be told in memory of her.