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She hath done what she could (ho eschen epoiēsen). This alone in Mark. Two aorists. Literally, “what she had she did.” Mary could not comprehend the Lord’s death, but she at least showed her sympathy with him and some understanding of the coming tragedy, a thing that not one of her critics had done.
She hath anointed my body aforehand for the burying (proelaben murisai to sōma mou eis ton entaphiasmon). Literally, “she took beforehand to anoint my body for the burial.” She anticipated the event. This is Christ’s justification of her noble deed. Mat 26:12 also speaks of the burial preparation by Mary, using the verb entaphiasai.