Lactantius Divine Institutes Book VI
Moreover, there have not been wanting those who esteemed burial as superfluous, and said that it was no evil to lie unburied and neglected; but their impious wisdom is rejected alike by the whole human race, and by the divine expressions which command the performance of the rite.[107]
Verse Mark 14:8. _TO ANOINT MY BODY TO THE BURYING._] εις τον ενταφιασμον, _against_, or _in reference to_, its _embalmment_, thus pointing out my death and the embalmment of my body, for the bodies...
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1. Mark 14:1 AND OF UNLEAVENED BREAD - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made without leaven or ye...
PART IV. GIVING HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR -- CHAPTER S 14-15. Chapter 14 _ 1. Seeking by Craft to put Him to Death. (Mark 14:1 .Matthew 26:2; Luke 22:1 .)_ 2. The Anointing. ...
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. This...
THE LAST ACT BEGINS (Mark 14:1-2)...
While Jesus was in Bethany, while he was reclining at a table in the house of Simon the leper, there came a woman who had a phial of ointment of pure nard. She broke the phial and poured it over his h...
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD. What she had [to do] she did,. Divine supplement, here. TO ANOINT. to anoint [beforehand], Occurs only here. TO. for, or unto. Greek _eis._ App-104. BURYING. embalming...
_she is come aforehand_ The word thus rendered only occurs three times in the New Testament. (1) Here; (2) 1 Corinthians 11:21, "for in eating every one _taketh before other_his own supper;" (3) Galat...
Ὃ ἜΣΧΕΝ ἘΠΟΊΗΣΕΝ. _She did what she could_. This class. use of ἔχω is freq. in Lk. (Luke 7:42; Luke 12:4; Luke 14:14) and Acts (Acts 4:14;...
3–9. THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:1-11...
Ver 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 [p. 275]; and she brake the box, and poured it...
_PREPARATION FOR CHRIST'S DEATH MARK 14:1-11:_ The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses designed a terrible plot to kill Jesus. It was just two days before Passover. The concern of these...
ΈΣΧΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь, ΈΠΟΊΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Mark 14:7. ΠΡΟΈΛΑΒΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G4301) делать заранее, предвосхищать. О выполнении подобных действий з...
DISCOURSE: 1456 COMMENDATION OF MARY’S LOVE Mark 14:8. _She hath done what she could_. OCCASIONS sometimes arise, wherein it is difficult to discern the precise line of conduct we should pursue. In a...
TO THE BURYING,— _To its funeral._ See John 12:3; John 12:50 where I shall enlarge, and compare the accounts of the evangelists....
_SUMMARY 14:1-52_ This section exhibits, on the one hand, the evil purpose and wicked plottings of the enemies of Jesus, and on the other, the self-sacrifice with which he prepared himself for the fat...
13. THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY 14:1-9 _TEXT_ 14:1-9 Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with...
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD - a noble testimony, embodying a principle of immense importance. SHE IS COME AF...
23 See 2Pe_3:17. 24-27 Compare Mat_24:29-31; Luk_21:25-27; Rev_6:12-17. Sixth Seal. 26 See Dan_7:13-14; 2Th_1:7-10; Rev_1:7. 28-32 Compare Mat_24:32-36; Luk_21:29-31. 28 The fig tree is political I...
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....
THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY (Matthew 26:6; John 12:1). See on Mt and Jn. 10, 11. JUDAS BETRAYS JESUS (Matthew 26:14; Luke 22:3). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 14 AN EXPENSIVE GIFT FOR JESUS VERSES 1-2 The important *priests had decided that...
(3-9) AND BEING IN BETHANY. — See Notes on Matthew 26:6. OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD. — The Greek word so translated is, as the various renderings in the margin show, of doubtful import. It is used by St....
CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER: 14:1-9 (Mark 14:1) 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 might t...
ὃ ἔσχεν (suppl. ποιεῖν), what she had to do she did; the reference being not to the measure of her power (wealth) but to her opportunity: she did what lay to her hand, and could only be done _then_. π...
_The anointing in Bethany_ (Matthew 26:6-13)....
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, Ma...
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 devot...
(4) She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. (4) This woman, by the secret influence of the Spirit, anoints Christ, and thus sets before men's eyes his de...
THE SUPPER AT BETHANY Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-8. _“Then they made for Him a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of those sitting along with Him.”_ Matthew and Mark say...
(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_ o...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
_THE GIFT AND ITS MOTIVE_ ‘She is come aforehand to anoint My body to the burying.’ Mark 14:8 It is difficult to suppose that Mary had any very distinct intention when she poured out her costly oin...
_NOTHING TOO SMALL_ ‘She hath done what she could.’ Mark 14:8 But you say, ‘Were the early workers for Christ not for the most part employed in such great works as the conversion of the heathen or...
chapter 14 resumes the thread of the history, but with the solemn circumstances that belong to the close of the Lord's life. The scribes and Pharisees were already consulting how they might take Him b...
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD,.... What she had in her heart, and in the power of her hands to do; she hath done according to her ability, and her good will; and if she had not done it now, she could n...
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Ver. 8. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 26:12 _"_...
_After two days was the feast of the passover_ For an explanation of these verses, see the notes on Matthew 26:1. _Of ointment of spike-nard, very precious_ “Either the word πιστικη,” says Dr. Whitby,...
Christ's head anointed. Matthew 26:1-13....
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD; showed her love in the best way in her power....
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD; SHE IS COME AFOREHAND TO ANOINT MY BODY TO THE BURYING....
Jesus defends the woman:...
TITLE: Alabaster Box TEXT: Mark 14:1-9 PROPOSITION: Jesus encourages us to break boxes. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Responses READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Background of story - 2 days before Jesus' de...
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...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 14:4...
Mark 14:8 done G4160 (G5656) what G3739 she G3778 (G5625) G846 could G2192 (G5707) beforehand...
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), and in the event get the...
FROM BETRAYAL TO ARREST (14:1-52). The section now splits up into subsections, the first of which is from Mark 14:1. This subsection covers the period from the stated final intent of the Chief Priest...
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...
“For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will you may do them good. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for burying.' He...
Mark 14:8. SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD. Lit., ‘what she had she did.' Peculiar to Mark. High praise! What she did was a costly work in itself, and yet is judged by the same standard as the act of the...
Chronology. See the Chapter Comments on Matthew 26. To the prediction of Matthew 26:1-2, Mark gives no parallel. His account of the anointing at Bethany resembles that of John (John 12:1-8), but he gi...
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD (ο εσχεν εποιησεν). This alone in Mark. Two aorists. Literally, "what she had she did." Mary could not comprehend the Lord's death, but she at least showed her sympathy...
Mark 14:8 On doing what we can. I. Nobody is idle in the kingdom of our Lord. Even the babes and sucklings have something to do. But so just is the King that He will not have any of His servants do...
Mark 14:1. _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. But they said, N...
CONTENTS: The plot against Jesus. Jesus annointed by Mary. The last Passover. The Lord's supper instituted. The Gethsemane experience. Peter's denial. Jesus delivered to the authorities. CHARACTERS:...
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 th...
_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 the...
_She hath done what she could._ DO WHAT YOU CAN I. That the Lord Jesus likes His people to be doing Christians. She “did something.” She did “what she could.” Hence the praises bestowed upon her. The...
LOVE'S GIFT She hath done what she could. Mark 14:8. Today I am not going to give you a text, but I am going to tell you three stories, and after you have heard them I shall ask you to find the tex...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 14:6 ANOINTED... BEFOREHAND FOR BURIAL. With this remark, Jesus again predicts his death (compare Mark 8:31;...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 14:1 Death and Resurrection in Jerusalem. The final three chapters of Mark tell of the final week of Jesus’ earthly life: his betrayal, arrest, trial, death, and resurrection....
A WOMAN ANOINTS JESUS WITH PERFUME MATTHEW 26:6-13; MARK 14:3-9; JOHN 12:1-8; MATTHEW 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Sim
CHAPTER 14 1 _A conspiracy against Christ_. 3 _Precious ointment is poured on his head by a woman_. 10 _Judas selleth his Master for money_. 12 _Christ himself foretelleth how he shall be betrayed of...
_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); the Azuma was...
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 the same fest...
After two days was the feast of the passover (Mark 14:1), Now, we have followed and traced Jesus in Mark's gospel through Sunday, His triumphant entry. Monday, when He came back to the temple and clea...
1 Chronicles 28:2; 1 Chronicles 28:3; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 31:20;...
She hath done what she could [ο ε σ χ ε ν ε π ο ι η σ ε ν]. Lit., what she had she did. Peculiar to Mark. She is come aforehand to anoint [π ρ ο ε λ α β ε ν μ υ ρ ι σ α ι]. Lit., she anticipated to a...