Mark 14:1-11

Mark 14:1-11

[1] After  two  days  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.  [2] Not  on  the feast  an uproar  of the people.  [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  his  head.  [4] And  some  that had indignation  within  themselves,  Why  this  waste  of the ointment  made?  [5] For  might  have been sold  for more than  three hundred  pence,  and  have been given  to the poor.  And  they murmured against  her.  [6] And  Jesus  said,  her  alone;  why  trouble ye  her?  she hath wrought  a good  work  [7] For  ye have  the poor  with  you  always,  and  whensoever  ye will  ye may  do  them  good:  but  ye have  not  always.  [8] She hath done  what  could:  she is come aforehand  to anoint  body  to  the burying.  [9] Verily  I say  Wheresoever  gospel  shall be preached  throughout  the whole  world,  this also  that  she  hath done  shall be spoken  of for  a memorial  of her.  [10] And  Judas  Iscariot,  one  of the twelve,  went  unto  the chief priests,  to  betray  him  [11] And  when they heard  it, they were glad,  and  promised  to give  him  money.  And  he sought  how  he might conveniently  betray  him. 

What does Mark 14:1-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This is another section of the Gospel that has a chiastic or "sandwich" structure (cf. Mark 3:20-35; Mark 5:21-43; Mark 6:7-31; Mark 11:12-26; Mark 14:27-52). Mark"s account of the conspiracy to kill Jesus ( Mark 14:1-2; Mark 14:10-11) surrounds Jesus" anointing in Bethany ( Mark 14:3-9).