Matthew 26:7
there came to him a woman who had an alabaster box of very costly ointment; and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
6When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
8But when his disciples saw it, they were displeased, and said: For what purpose was this waste?
Cross References
Luke 7:46You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:7-14
Christ Anointed at Bethany. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 For ye have… Read the whole commentary →