Mark 14:9

And 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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples in the immediate aftermath of a woman anointing His body, positioned between the anointing’s explanation in Mark 14:8 and Judas’s move to betray Him in Mark 14:10.

The words — ἀμὴν (amēn) carries the literal sense of “truly” or “Amen,” functioning as a divine guarantee, while ὅπου (hopou) translates directly to “wherever,” establishing the spatial condition of the promise.

The thread — The global scope of gospel proclamation appears in Mark 16:15 and Matthew 24:14, while the anointing’s preparatory role for burial is directly paralleled in Matthew 26:12.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to accept that a single act of devotion is permanently recorded and will be publicly recounted alongside the worldwide preaching of the gospel.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Verily 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.

Cross-references

Matthew 26:12 By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Psalms 112:6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Numbers 31:54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.
Zechariah 6:14 The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.