Matthew 26:12
In pouring this perfume on my body, she prepares me for my burial.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
In Context
11You always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
Cross References
Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus.
John 12:7“Leave her alone,” said Jesus, “so that she may keep it until the day when my body is being prepared for burial.
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 →