Matthew 26:10
When Iesus vnderstode that, he saide vnto them: Why trouble ye the woma? for she hath wrought a good worke vppon me.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
9This oyntment might haue ben well solde, and geuen to the poore.
11For ye haue the poore alwayes with you: but me shall ye not haue alwayes.
Cross References
Mark 14:6And Iesus sayde: let her alone, why trouble ye her? She hath done a good worke on me.
Galatians 5:12I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you.
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 →