Why trouble ye the woman? (τ κοπους παρεχετε τη γυναικι?) A phrase not common in Greek writers, though two examples occur in the p…

Trouble ye the woman. That is, disturb her mind by insinuations, as if she had done wrong.

A good work upon me. She has do…

Why do you trouble the woman? The Greek is more emphatic: “Why are you causing trouble?” St. Mark uses a word to describe their co…

For she hath wrought a good work upon me.

We cannot do what this woman did; but we can perform good works upon others for Christ's s…

Glossa Ordinaria: Having presented the counsels of the Jewish leaders concerning the death of Christ, the Evangelist proceeds …

It is possible that Jesus’ knowledge of the complaints is here supernatural; but perhaps they were whispered and came to Jesus’ attention because t…

Why do you trouble the woman? It is remarkable that Christ, whose whole life was a rule and pattern of temperance and frugality, now appro…

When Jesus understood it
The indignation of his disciples at this action of the woman's; which he might know, as man…

The pouring of ointment on Christ's head was a token of the highest respect. When there is true love in the heart for Jesus Christ, nothing will be…

The Evangelist, having related the preparatory events for the Pa ion, here begins to discu Christ’s Pa ion, which is divided into two parts. First,…