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For in that she poured this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
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Anointing for Burial
Jesus interprets the woman's extravagant act of love as a preparation for His burial. Commentators like Calvin explain this wasn't just about the physical act, but a symbol that His death would release a 'sweet aroma' of life and salvation to the world. It prophetically marked His body for a death that would otherwise have been a criminal's, without proper anointing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
She did it for my burial. It is not to be supposed that Mary understood clearly that he was then about to die, for the apostles, …
To prepare me for burial (προς το ενταφιασα με). Mary alone had understood what Jesus had repeatedly said about his approaching de…
19th Century
Anglican
She did it for my burial — The words must have fallen with a strange sadness on the ears of the disciples and the other guests. Th…
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Baptist
She probably did not know all that her action meant when she anointed her Lord for his burial. We often do much more than we think we do. The conse…
The anointing does not designate Jesus as Messiah but “prepares” him for his burial after dying the death of a criminal, for only in that circumsta…
16th Century
Protestant
She has done it to bury me. By these words Christ confirms what we have said, that the precious ointment was not valued by him on…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For in that she has poured this ointment Which was so very precious, and cost so much,
upon my body :
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…
13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist, having related the preparatory events for the Passion, here begins to discuss Christ’s Passion, which is divided into two parts. Fi…
