Mark 14:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ”

• Mark 14:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1-16 . Mark 14:1 And of unleavened bread - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made withou...

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• Mark 14:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  For it might have been sold for more than (a) three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. (a) Which is about six English pounds.

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• Mark 14:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Anointing of Jesus. Lk. records a parallel incident (not an alternative version of the same story) earlier in the life of Jesus. Jn. ( John 12:1 ) places the event six days before the Passover....

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• Mark 14:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  For Greek. gar, giving the reason. pence . See App-51. murmured . deeply moved. Occurs only in Mark 1:43 ; Matthew 9:30 , and John 11:33 ; John 11:38 .

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• Mark 14:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. It might have been sold - το μυρον, This ointment, is added by ABCDKL, t...

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• Mark 14:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence (bet...

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• Mark 14:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Supper. Arrest and Trial of Jesus 1, 2. A council of the Priests against Jesus ( Matthew 26:1 ; Luke 22:1 ). See on Mt.

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• Mark 14:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (3-9) And being in Bethany. — See Notes on Matthew 26:6-13 . Ointment of spikenard. — The Greek word so translated is, as the various renderings in the margin show, of doubtful import. It is us...

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• Mark 14:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 14 CHAPTER: 14:1-9 ( Mark 14:1-9 ) THE CRUSE OF OINTMENT "Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they...

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• Mark 14:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  an Offering of Love Mark 14:1-16 This beautiful incident took place on the Tuesday evening of Passion Week, while the chief priests were gathered in the house of Caiaphas to plot the Lord's dea...

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• Mark 14:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Mary, conscious of the sorrow of death which was in her Lord's soul, poured out the rarest gift she possessed, and so anointed Him beforehand for His burial. Her name is forever redolent of pure devo...

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• Mark 14:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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...

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• Mark 14:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  A CAPTIOUS QUESTION ‘Why was this waste of the ointment made?’ Mark 14:4 The incident from which our text is taken is distinguished above all others by the fact that Jesus mentions it as one...

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• Mark 14:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence ,.... Which, was to the value of our money nine pounds, seven shillings, and sixpence: and given to the poor ; which was thought to be...

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• Mark 14:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. Ver. 5. Three hundred pence ] That Isa 52:1-15 French pounds and mor...

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• Mark 14:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  After two days was the feast of the passover For an explanation of these verses, see the notes on Matthew 26:1-13 . Of ointment of spike-nard, very precious “Either the word πιστικη,” says Dr. W...

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• Mark 14:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray Christ.       1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bre...

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• Mark 14:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 13:4 "

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• Mark 14:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Plot Against Jesus And God's Preparation For It In The Anointing Of Jesus For His Burial (14:1-11). In this passage the leaders of the Jews plot His downfall ( Mark 14:1-2 ), and in the event...

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• Mark 14:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 14:1 . Render: After two days was the Passover and the Azuma (or Leavenless Feast). The Passover was the lamb slain on the 14th Nisan ( Exodus 12:6-11 ); the...

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• Mark 14:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 14:4-6 Wherever anything of the love of God exists there must be a desire to sacrifice some considerable portion of our worldly goods to Him; and the most ordinary way of doing so is by givin...

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• Mark 14:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Mark 14:1-3 . 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. But they sa...

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• Mark 14:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 14:1 . After two days was the passover, when the chief priests and the scribes sought to form their plan, how they might surprise the Saviour and put him to death. Their scheme to do it after...

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• Mark 14:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. Working for Christ The home of Mary and Martha and Lazarus at Bethany, about two miles from Jerusalem across the Mount of Olives, had been...

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• Mark 14:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 14:1 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread; literally, the passover and the unleavened τό πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα. It was one and...

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• Mark 14:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The anointing at Bethany:

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• Mark 14:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 10:10 ; Deuteronomy 1:27 ; Ephesians 4:28 ; Exodus 16:7 ; Exodus 16:8 ; John 12:5 ; John 12:6 ; John 13:29 ; John 6:43 ; John 6:7 ; Jude 1:16 ; Luke 15:2 ; Matthew 18:28 ;...

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