Matthew 26:8

when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, and exclaimed.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

In Context

7a woman came up to him who had an alabaster vase of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head, as he reclined at table.

9"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

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Cross References

John 12:4Then said Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was about to betray him,

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 →

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