10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
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This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-13)In this passage of story, we have, I. The singular kindness of a good woman to our Lord Jesus in anointing his head, Matt. 26:6 , 7 . It was in Bethany , a village hard by Jerusalem, and in the house of Simon the leper . Probably, he was one who had been miraculously cleansed from his leprosy by our Lord Jesus, and he would express his gratitude to Christ by entertaining him; nor did Christ disdai…
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