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Mark 14:53-72
JESUS IS TRIED BY THE SANHEDRIN - Jul 07, 2022 -
Mark 14:43-52
THE SCRIPTURES MUST BE FULFILLED - Jul 06, 2022 -
Mark 14:27-42
JESUS PRAYS AT GETHSEMENE - Jul 05, 2022 -
Mark 14:10-26
THE LORD'S SUPPER - Jul 04, 2022 -
Mark 14:1-11
A BEAUTIFUL THING TO JESUS - Jul 03, 2022 -
Mark 14:43-72
I AM - Mar 31, 2021 -
Mark 14:27-42
NOT WHAT I WILL, BUT WHAT YOU WILL - Mar 30, 2021 -
Mark 14:12-26
JESUS' BLOOD OF THE COVENANT - Mar 29, 2021 -
Mark 14:53-72
JESUS IS CONDEMNED - Sep 15, 2019 -
Mark 14:43-52
JESUS IS ARRESTED - Sep 14, 2019 -
Mark 14:27-42
'ABBA, FATHER' - Jul 12, 2019 -
Mark 14:10-26
NEW COVENANT WITH JESUS' BLOOD - Jul 11, 2019 -
Mark 14:1-9
SHE HAS DONE A BEAUTIFUL THING TO ME - Jul 10, 2019 -
Mark 14:43-72
BETRAYAL, ARREST, TRIAL, AND DENIAL - Apr 12, 2017 -
Mark 14:32-42
VICTORY IN PRAYER - Apr 11, 2017 -
Mark 14:22-31
THIS IS MY BODY...THIS IS MY BLOOD - Apr 10, 2017 -
Mark 14:1-21
JESUS IS ANOINTED AT BETHANY - Apr 09, 2017 -
Mark 14:53-72
JESUS IS TRIED BY THE SANHEDRIN - Jul 28, 2016 -
Mark 14:43-52
JESUS WAS ARRESTED - Jul 27, 2016 -
Mark 14:27-42
GETHSEMANE - Jul 26, 2016 -
Mark 14:10-26
THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT - Jul 25, 2016 -
Mark 14:1-9
JESUS ANOINTED FOR BURIAL - Jul 24, 2016 -
Mark 14:66-72
PETER DISOWNS JESUS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Mark 14:53-65
BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN - Jan 01, 2000 -
Mark 14:43-52
JESUS' ARREST - Jan 01, 2000 -
Mark 14:32-42
GETHSEMANE PRAYER - Jan 01, 2000 -
Mark 14:27-31
JESUS PREDICTS PETER'S DENIAL - Jan 01, 2000 -
Mark 14:12-26
THE LORD'S SUPPER - Jan 01, 2000
A BEAUTIFUL THING
Key verse: 6b
NIV
Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)(B)(C)
14 Now the Passover(D) and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(E) 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3 While he was in Bethany,(F) reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.(G)
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can help them any time you want.(H) But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.(I) 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world,(J) what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve,(K) went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.(L) 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
Cross references
- Mark 14:1 : 14:1-11pp — Mt 26:2-16
- Mark 14:1 : 14:1, 2, 10, 11pp — Lk 22:1-6
- Mark 14:1 : 14:3-8Ref — Jn 12:1-8
- Mark 14:1 : S Jn 11:55
- Mark 14:1 : S Mt 12:14
- Mark 14:3 : S Mt 21:17
- Mark 14:3 : Lk 7:37-39
- Mark 14:7 : Dt 15:11
- Mark 14:8 : Jn 19:40
- Mark 14:9 : S Mt 24:14; Mk 16:15
- Mark 14:10 : Mk 3:16-19
- Mark 14:10 : S Mt 10:4
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ESV
The Plot to Kill Jesus
14 (A)It was now two days before (B)the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes (C)were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, (D)lest there be an uproar from the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
3 (E)And while he was at (F)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii[b] and (G)given to the poor.” And they (H)scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For (I)you always have the poor with you, and whenever (J)you want, you can do good for them. But (K)you will not always have me. 8 (L)She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand (M)for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever (N)the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told (O)in memory of her.”
Judas to Betray Jesus
10 (P)Then (Q)Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, (R)went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to (S)betray him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Mark 14:3 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Mark 14:5 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
Cross references
- Mark 14:1 : For ver. 1, 2, see Matt. 26:2-5; Luke 22:1, 2
- Mark 14:1 : See John 6:4
- Mark 14:1 : John 11:53; See Matt. 21:46
- Mark 14:2 : Matt. 27:24
- Mark 14:3 : For ver. 3-9, see Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39]
- Mark 14:3 : Matt. 21:17; John 11:18
- Mark 14:5 : [John 13:29]
- Mark 14:5 : John 11:33, 38 (Gk.)
- Mark 14:7 : Deut. 15:11
- Mark 14:7 : [2 Cor. 9:7]
- Mark 14:7 : ch. 2:20; See John 7:33
- Mark 14:8 : [ch. 12:43; Luke 21:3; 2 Cor. 8:12]
- Mark 14:8 : John 19:40
- Mark 14:9 : [Matt. 24:14]
- Mark 14:9 : Acts 10:4
- Mark 14:10 : For ver. 10, 11, see Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30]
- Mark 14:10 : ch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]
- Mark 14:10 : ch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]
- Mark 14:11 : See Matt. 20:18, 19
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1. The broken alabaster jar (1-3)
Jesus' death approached. In the dark night of jealousy, hatred and murderous plots, this beautiful act of love shines like a bright star. Jesus was at a dinner party in the home of Simon. Suddenly, an uninvited guest came in. She ignored hostile stares and came to Jesus. She was carrying a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume. It was her treasure. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus' head. She reserved nothing for herself. She poured out her whole heart to Jesus.
2. She did what she could (4-11)
Some of those present rebuked her. They thought that her act was wasteful. But Jesus accepted her and her act. He drew this event into gospel history. She had anointed him for burial, for he would soon break his own alabaster jar and pour out his life-blood for the sins of the world. The poor of every age have been served by those redeemed by the blood of Jesus-not by the cynics who criticize.
Prayer: Lord, help me love enough to do what I can do for you in any situation.
One Word: A beautiful thing