Mark 14:8

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

She has done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

American King James Version (AKJV)

She has done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

American Standard Version (ASV)

She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

Webster's Revision

She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

World English Bible

She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

English Revised Version (ERV)

She hath done what she could: she hath anointed my body aforehand for the burying.

Definitions for Mark 14:8

Anoint - To rub in; rub on.

Clarke's Mark 14:8 Bible Commentary

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 of persons of distinction were wrapped up in aromatics to preserve them from putrefaction. See on Matthew 26:12 (note).

Barnes's Mark 14:8 Bible Commentary

She hath done what she could - She has showed the highest attachment in her power; and it was, as it is now, a sufficient argument against there being any "real" waste, that it was done for the honor of Christ. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:1-16.