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Allow her to keep what she has for the day of my burial
Jesus implies that the woman's actions can be understood as anticipating his death and burial. AT: "Allow her to show how much she appreciates me! In this way she has prepared my body for burial" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
You will always have the poor with you
Jesus implies that there will always be opportunities to help the poor people. AT: "There will always be poor people among you, and you can help them whenever you want" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
But you will not always have me
In this way, Jesus implies that he will die. AT: "But I will not always be here with you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)