Matthew 26:6

Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

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In The King James Version

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

In Context

5But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

7There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

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Cross References

Mark 11:12And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

Luke 7:37And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

John 12:1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:2-6

The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar… Read the whole commentary →

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