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Matthew 26:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 26:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 [a]There came unto him a woman, which had a [b]box of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the table.
8 And when his [c]disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, What needed this [d]waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and been given to the poor.
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- Matthew 26:7 For these things were done before Christ came to Jerusalem: and yet some think that the Evangelists recite two histories.
- Matthew 26:7 These boxes were of alabaster, which in old time men made hollow to put in ointments: for some write, that alabaster keepeth ointment without corruption, Pliny, book 13, chapter 1.
- Matthew 26:8 This is a figure called Synecdoche: for it is said but of Judas that he was moved thereat, John 12:4.
- Matthew 26:8 Unprofitable spending.
Matthew 26:7-9
New International Version
Matthew 26:7-9
New International Version
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
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