Matthew 26:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Matthew 26:8 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 12:4-6
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, …
Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Exodus 5:17
But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Amos 8:5
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Topics

Anointing Benevolence Bethany Brotherly Kindness Charitableness Charity Cruelty Graces

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…