Matthew 26:7
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,
8And the disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?
Cross References
Psalms 133:2How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:
Ecclesiastes 10:1Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
Isaiah 57:9And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.
Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.
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 →