Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”
- KJV Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial 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 this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- NLT I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”
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Quick answer
Jesus promises her deed will be told worldwide wherever the gospel is preached. He grants her an enduring memorial.
Overview
Jesus elevates this humble act of love to permanent gospel memory, fulfilled in the very reading of this passage today. Her worship is bound up with the proclamation of His death and resurrection, the Good News for all nations. The verse shows that what is offered in love to Christ has lasting, even eternal, significance.
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Cross-references · 18
- Mark 14:9And 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.”
- Ps 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Matt 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
- Isa 52:9Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Ps 98:2–3The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- 1 Sam 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- Heb 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Mark 13:10And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
- 2 Cor 10:18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
- Matt 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- 1 Tim 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
- Rom 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- Col 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
- Rev 14:6Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
- Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Rom 10:18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
- Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Col 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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