Mark 14:6

And Jesus said, 'Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

In Context

5for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

7for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

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Cross References

Job 42:7And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

Matthew 26:10And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

Acts 9:36And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

2 Corinthians 10:18for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.

Colossians 1:10to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

1 Timothy 5:10in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:2-12

Christ Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray Christ. 1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.… Read the whole commentary →

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