Matthew 26:10
Verse 10 of 75. The 26th of 28 chapters in Matthew, in The Gospels.
6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
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.
8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
14Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
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However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.Read Matthew 26:10 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:10
He calls it a good work (v. 10), and says more in praise of it than could have been imagined; particularly,
Read Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:6–13: Christ Anointed at Bethany.
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