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Matthew 26:10-12
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 26:10-12
Contemporary English Version
10 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said:
Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for me. 11 (A) You will always have the poor with you, but you won't always have me. 12 She has poured perfume on my body to prepare it for burial.[a]
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- 26.12 poured perfume on my body to prepare it for burial: The Jewish people taught that giving someone a proper burial was even more important than helping the poor.
Matthew 26:10-12
New International Version
Matthew 26:10-12
New International Version
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a](A) but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
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