Matthew 26:8
And disciplis seynge hadden dedeyn, and seiden, Wherto this loss? for it myyte be seld for myche,
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 5:17Farao seide, Ye yyuen tent to idilnesse, and therfor ye seien, Go we, and make we sacrifice to the Lord;
John 12:4Therfor Judas Scarioth, oon of hise disciplis, that was to bitraye hym,
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 →