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But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
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Anointing for Burial
Commentators explain that Jesus gives Mary's extravagant act of love a profound, prophetic meaning. He frames it as a preparation for his burial. This shows that Jesus was fully aware of his impending death and that he saw her devotion as a timely and significant anointing, like an embalming done in advance.
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Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying (Αφες αυτην, ινα εις την ημεραν του ενταφιασμου μου τηρηση αυτο). This reading…
19th Century
Anglican
Against the day of My burying has she kept this.—The majority of the better manuscripts read, “that she keep this against…
Baptist
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house wa…
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Mary seems to have been the only one who was sensitive to the impending death of Jesus and who was willing to give a material expression of her est…
16th Century
Protestant
Let her alone. When Christ bids them let Mary alone, He shows that they act improperly and unjustly who disturb their ne…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Jesus, let her alone Do not disturb her in what she does, or hinder her, or blame her for it:
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Presbyterian
Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much serving. But she did not stop serving, as some who, when criticized for going too fa…
13th Century
Catholic
After narrating the traitor’s indignation at the kindness shown by the woman, the Evangelist now shows how our Lord put a stop to it.
