Matthew 26:7
a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,
8But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste?
Cross References
Psalms 133:2Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments;
Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] ferment; [so] a little folly is weightier than wisdom [and] honour.
Isaiah 57:9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst multiply thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers afar off, and didst debase thyself unto Sheol.
Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but *she* has anointed my feet with myrrh.
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 →