Mark 14:8

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

Cross-references

Mark 15:42–47 Historical context

Mark 15:42-47 records Jesus' burial with no anointing, showing that the woman's earlier act was the timely preparation for his burial.

Mark 12:44 Parallel

Mark 12:44 describes the widow giving all she had, paralleling this woman's sacrificial gift of expensive perfume.

Mark 16:1 Contrast

Mark 16:1 shows women coming later to anoint Jesus — contrasting the woman's timely, foresightful anointing beforehand.

John 12:7 Parallel

John 12:7 records Jesus' comment that she kept the perfume for his burial day — reinforcing the same interpretation of her act.

Malachi 1:14 curses those offering blemished sacrifices, contrasting with the woman's pure and costly gift to Jesus.

Matthew 26:12 records the same anointing, emphasizing she prepared Jesus for burial.

Luke 21:3 Parallel

Luke 21:3 records Jesus praising the widow's sacrificial giving, mirroring the woman's costly anointing.

Luke 23:53-56 describes women preparing spices after the burial — contrasting the woman who had already anointed Jesus beforehand.

Luke 24:1-3 reports the women finding the empty tomb — showing the earlier anointing was sufficient and making later anointing unnecessary.

John 19:32-42 describes Joseph and Nicodemus using large amounts of spices at Jesus' burial — a different, lavish anointing compared to her beforehand one.

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 describes the Macedonians' generous giving beyond their ability, paralleling the woman's sacrificial gift of expensive ointment.

In 2 Corinthians 8:12, Paul says giving is accepted according to what one has — echoing Jesus' praise of the woman who did what she could.

1 Chronicles 29:1-17 describes David and the people's generous offerings for the temple, mirroring the woman's sacrificial giving of expensive perfume.

In 2 Corinthians 8:3, the Macedonians gave beyond their means—mirroring the woman's sacrificial gift of expensive ointment for Jesus.

2 Chronicles 31:21 Related theme

2 Chronicles 31:21 highlights Hezekiah's wholehearted service in God's house, similar to the woman's wholehearted devotion in anointing Jesus.