I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
- KJV Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
- BSB And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- NKJV Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
- NASB Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the entire world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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Quick answer
Jesus promises that wherever the gospel is preached, her deed will be told in her memory. Her act of love is woven into the gospel story forever.
Overview
Jesus grants this unnamed woman an enduring memorial: her devotion would be proclaimed alongside the good news throughout the world. This both honors heartfelt worship and links her act to the gospel of his death and resurrection. As we read this very verse, his promise is being fulfilled, showing how the Lord remembers and treasures faithful love.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Mark 16:15He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
- Matt 26:12–13For in pouring this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
- Matt 24:14This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
- Ps 112:6–9For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
- Num 31:54Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh.
- Zech 6:14The crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in Yahweh’s temple.
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