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Mark 14:1-72
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Matthew Henry on Mark 14:1-11Mark 14:1-11 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryDid 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…Christ Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray ChristMark 14:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCHRIST ANOINTED AT BETHANY; JUDAS ENGAGES TO BETRAY CHRIST. We have here instances, I. Of the kindness of Christ's friends, and the provision made of respect and honour for him. Some friends he had, even in and about Je…The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:1Mark 14:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryNow 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 festival. The killing of the Paschal lamb took p…The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:1-9Mark 14:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe alabaster cruse. A scene of great interest and beauty is described in these words and in the supplement supplied by St. Matthew and St. John. On the last sabbath eve before his crucifixion, Jesus came to Bethany. In…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Mark 14:1-11Did 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…Matthew HenrycommentaryChrist Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray ChristCHRIST ANOINTED AT BETHANY; JUDAS ENGAGES TO BETRAY CHRIST. We have here instances, I. Of the kindness of Christ's friends, and the provision made of respect and honour for him. Some friends he had, even in and about Je…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:1-9The alabaster cruse. A scene of great interest and beauty is described in these words and in the supplement supplied by St. Matthew and St. John. On the last sabbath eve before his crucifixion, Jesus came to Bethany. In…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:1Now 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 festival. The killing of the Paschal lamb took p…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:2For they said ( ἔλεγον γὰρ) literally, for they were saying—Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. The same cause induced them to avoid the time of the feast. The feast brought a grea…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:3And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse ( ἀλάβαστρον)—literally, an alabaster; as we say, "a glass," of a vessel made of glass—of o…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:3-9Anointing for martyrdom. I. PURE LOVE RISES ABOVE THE CONSIDERATIONS OF THRIFT. Logic must give place to love. The full heart disdains the question of money expense. Habitual extravagance is one thing, the redundancy gr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 14:3-9The precious spikenard; or, the impulse of the absolute. The house of Simon the leper was a familiar resort to Jesus. It is Mary the sister of Lazarus who now approaches him as he reclines at meat. Let us look at— I. HE…Joseph S. Exell and contributors