“She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.”
She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial — the burial interpretation transforms the anointing from a spontaneous act of devotion into a prophetic act of preparation. The woman may or may not have understood what she was doing; Jesus interprets her action as the anointing that will be denied after the death because the burial will be hurried. The women who come to anoint the body on Sunday morning (Mark 16:1) will find it too late.
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