Matthew 26:10
And Iesus knowing it, sayde vnto them, Why trouble yee the woman? for shee hath wrought a good woorke vpon me.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
9For this oyntment might haue bene solde for much, and bene giuen to the poore.
11For yee haue the poore alwayes with you, but me shall yee not haue alwaies.
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:18Then I tolde them of the hande of my God, (which was good ouer me) and also of the Kings wordes that he had spoken vnto me. And they sayd, Let vs rise, and buyld. So they strengthened their hand to good.
Mark 14:6But Iesus saide, Let her alone: why trouble yee her? shee hath wrought a good worke on me.
2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace to abound towarde you, that yee alwayes hauing all sufficiencie in all thinges, may abounde in euery good worke,
Galatians 5:12Would to God they were euen cut off, which doe disquiet you.
Ephesians 2:10For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.
2 Thessalonians 2:17Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in euery word and good worke.
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 →