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Matthew 26:10-12
New Testament for Everyone
Matthew 26:10-12
New Testament for Everyone
10 Jesus knew what they were thinking.
“Why make life difficult for the woman?” he said. “It’s a lovely thing, what she’s done for me. 11 You always have the poor with you, don’t you? But you won’t always have me. 12 When she poured this ointment on my body, you see, she did it to prepare me for my burial.
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Matthew 26:10-12
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Matthew 26:10-12
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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)
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- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
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