Matthew 26:7 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁷There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Matthew 26:7 —

Old words in this verse

meat: — food of any kind.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 12:2-3
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. …
Luke 7:46
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Luke 7:37-38
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, …
Isaiah 57:9
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Song of Solomon 1:3
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Topics

Alabaster Anointing Benevolence Bethany Botany Box Brotherly Kindness Charitableness

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 disdain to…