Why Do You Trouble the Woman? - Mark 14:6

Mark wrote about Jesus, “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 it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her”, and in chapter fourteen and verse six of his book, Mark shared how Jesus says, “let her alone; why do you trouble her?”, where we read:

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she has wrought a good work on me.

The verse reads, “And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her?” Mark began with the words, “and Jesus said” or “and the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “let her alone” which means “do not hinder, prevent or impede the woman”; “why trouble you her” or “for what reason and cause do the indignant ones beat, cause grief and bring sorrow the woman”? Mark shared how Jesus commanded the indignant ones to “leave” the woman be, and He asked them why they were “bringing grief and sorrow” upon her.

The verse goes on to say, “she has wrought a good work on me.” Mark continued with the words, “she has wrought” which means “the woman has worked, exercised, performed and committed” “a good work” or “a beautiful, handsome, excellent, imminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable and admirable business, enterprise, undertaking, act and deed” “on me” which means “upon Jesus”. Mark shared how Jesus declared that the “woman” performed a “precious, beautiful and excellent” undertaking and deed upon Him.

When we meditate upon Mark's words in this verse, we see how Jesus came to the “woman's” defense as He questioned those who were opposed to her. Jesus told them all how the woman did an “excellent work” upon Him, and everyone reading these words are learning about her even unto this day. God loves people, and when they “pour out” their “valuables” upon Him, they not only will be acknowledged by Jesus, but also will be remembered for their offerings for all eternity.

Next time we see Mark share how Jesus says, “let her alone; why do you trouble her?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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