Matthew 26:9
This oyntmet myght have bene well solde and geven to the povre. When Iesus vnderstod that he sayde vnto the:
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
In Context
8When his disciples sawe that they had indignacion sayinge: what neded this wast?
10why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good worke apon me.
Cross References
John 12:5why was not this oyntmet solde for thre hondred pence and geve to the poore?
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 →