Matthew 26:6-13

The Precious Ointment

6 1Now when Jesus was in 2Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper,
7 3a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.
8 But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, "Why * this waste?
9 "For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor."
10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you bother * the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.
11 "For you always have 4the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.
12 "For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it 5to prepare Me for burial.
13 "Truly I say to you, 6wherever * this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."

Cross References 6

  • 1. Matthew 26:6-13: {Mark 14:3-9;} Luke 7:37-39; John 12:1-8
  • 2. Matthew 21:17
  • 3. Luke 7:37
  • 4. Deuteronomy 15:11; Mark 14:7; John 12:8
  • 5. John 19:40
  • 6. Mark 14:9
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