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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Mark 14:1-11

1-11 Did Christ pour out his soul unto death for us, and shall we think any thing too precious for him? Do we give him the precious ointment of our best affections? Let us love him with all the heart, though it is common for zeal and affection to be misunderstood and blamed; and remember that charity to the poor will not excuse any from particular acts of piety to the Lord Jesus. Christ commended this woman's pious attention to the notice of believers in all ages. Those who honour Christ he... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Mark 14:1-99

Mark 14 AS WE OPEN this chapter, we come back to historical details, and reach the closing moments of our Lord’s life. Verses Mark 14.1-14.11 provide us with a very striking introduction to the last scenes. In verses Mar_14:1 and 2, crafty hatred rises to its climax. In verses Mar_14:10 and 11, the supreme exhibition of heartless treachery is briefly recorded. The verses between tell a story of devoted love on the part of an insignificant woman its beauty enhanced by the story standing... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 14:3-5

The anointing at Bethany: v. 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. v. 4. And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? v. 5. 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... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 14:1-11

THIRD SECTIONTHE PASSION OF CHRIST, AND HIS REST IN THE GRAVE. THE RETIREMENT INTO THE STATE OF THE DEAD. THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AS THE PASCHAL LAMBMark 14:1 to Mark 15:47________1. The preparation for the great Passover. The Supper.—The helpless impotency of wickedness in the old Chukrch of God. The determined genius of wickedness in the new Christian Church. The Anointing of the Lord at the Feast preparatory ot His Death; and the sale of the Anointed, or the Treachery, matured at the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 14:1-16

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 death, Matthew 26:3-5 . Simon had probably been healed by Jesus, and the feast was held in his house, as being larger than Martha’s. Jesus was intimate with Lazarus and his sisters, and this unnamed woman was Mary, John 12:2-3 . Alabaster resembled white marble, and the perfume was carefully sealed to... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 14:1-72

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 devotion. Two sets of arrangements are here chronicled, those of Judas an3 Jesus, yet both converging to the same end under the sovereign will and power of Jehovah. Jesus gathered round Him those who were, according to His own teaching, most nearly related to Him (see 3:34,35), and so grafted the new... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 14:1-11

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 get the opportunity earlier than expected through the treachery of Judas (Mark 14:10-11). Meanwhile, sandwiched in between these two events, Jesus’ head is anointed with oil, a token of His position as Prophet, Priest and especially King, and in recognition of His coming death, although the one who did... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 14:1-52

From Betrayal To Arrest (14:1-52). The section now splits up into subsections, the first of which is from Mark 14:1-52. This subsection covers the period from the stated final intent of the Chief Priests and Scribes to put Him to death (Mark 14:1-2), to His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. It divides up as follows: a The Chief Priests and Scribes plot to arrest Him, a woman anoints Him with oil out of pure love, while Judas sells Him for money (Mark 14:1-11). b Jesus, with His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 14:3-9

A Woman Anoints Jesus With Perfumed Oil (14:3-9). Mark deliberately places this incident between the plotting of the Sanhedrin and the offer of betrayal by Jesus, in order to lay emphasis on the fact that in it Jesus is being anointed as the Messiah in readiness for His burial, thus revealing that the Sanhedrin and Judas are only unknowingly carrying out God’s plan. It is an indication that in spite of all outward appearance all was taking place within God’s purposes. He knew precisely what... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 14:4-5

‘But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been made. For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they muttered against her.’ The principle of the complaint was sound enough. It indicated concern for the poor, which was considered very important by the Jews, and Jesus reply, having Deuteronomy 15:11 in mind, indicates His recognition of the fact. But what was missing... read more

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