Matthew 26:6

Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

In Context

5But they said, "Not during the Festival, lest there be a riot among the people."

7a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.

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Cross References

Mark 11:12The next day, after they had left Bethany, He was hungry.

Luke 7:37And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,

John 12:1Jesus, however, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom He had raised from the dead.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:2-6

The Plot of the Chief Priests. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar… Read the whole commentary →

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