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Mark 14:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 She did what she could; she poured perfumed oil on my body beforehand, in view of the burial.+

Mark 14:8

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 ὃ which ἔσχεν she had ἐποίησεν, she did, προέλαβεν she undertook beforehand μυρίσαι to put perfumed oil on τὸ the σῶμά body μου of me εἰς into τὸν the ἐνταφιασμόν. burial.

Mark 14:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 She did what she could; she undertook beforehand to put perfumed oil on my body in view of the burial.+

Mark 14:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 She did what she had the power to; she scented my body beforehand for burial;

Mark 14:8

American Standard Version
- 8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

Mark 14:8

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 What she had she used,—She took it beforehand to anoint my body for the burial;

Mark 14:8

King James Version
- 8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

Mark Study Notes—Chapter 14

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 14:8
  
  she poured perfumed oil on my body: The woman (see study note on Mt 26:7) performed this generous act out of love and appreciation for Jesus. He explained that she was unknowingly preparing his body for burial, since such perfumed oil and ointments were often applied to dead bodies.—2Ch 16:14.