9Verily 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.
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And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. …
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. …
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)We have here instances, I. Of the kindness of Christ’s friends , and the provision made of respect and honour for him. Some friends he had, even in and about Jerusalem, that loved him, and never thought they could do enough for him, among whom, though Israel be not gathered, he is, and will be, glorious. 1. Here was one friend , that was so kind as to invite him to sup with him ; and he was so kin…
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