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.
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.”
- BSB 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.”
- 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 14:9Verily 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.
- Ps 112:6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
- Matt 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
- Isa 52:9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
- Ps 98:2–3The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
- 1 Sam 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Heb 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
- Mark 13:10And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
- 2 Cor 10:18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
- Matt 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- 1 Tim 2:6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
- Rom 15:19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
- Col 1:6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
- Rev 14:6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
- Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Rom 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
- Luke 24:47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Col 1:23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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