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Matthew 26:7
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a woman approached him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on his head as he was reclining at the table.
There came vnto him a woman, hauing an alabaster boxe of very precious ointment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at meat.
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table.
While Jesus was there, a woman approached him with an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured this perfume on Jesus' head while he was eating.
a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume and she poured it on Jesus' head as He reclined at the table.
a 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.
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.
a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
A woman came in with a bottle of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' head.
A woman who had an alabaster jar filled with very expensive perfume approached Yeshua while he was eating and began pouring it on his head.
a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.
While he was there, a woman came to him. She had an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured the perfume on Jesus' head while he was eating.
There came vnto him a woman, which had a boxe of very costly oyntment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at the table.
A woman came up to him with an alabaster vessel of precious perfume, and she poured it upon the head of Jesus, while he was reclining.
While Jesus was eating, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar filled with an expensive perfume, which she poured on his head.
a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured it out on his head while he was reclining at table.
a woman came to Him having an alabaster vial of ointment, very precious. And she poured it on His head as He reclined.
there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on his head while he sat at the table.
there drew near to him a woman who carried a vase of aromatic balsam, great of price, and she poured it upon the head of Jeshu as he reclined.
there came to him a woman having a vase of aromatic ointment very precious, and she poured it on the head of Jesus as he was reclining.
There came vnto him a woman, hauing an Alabaster boxe of precious oyntment, and powred it on his head, as he sate [at the boorde.]
there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
having an alabaster box of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at table.
a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.
a womman that hadde a box of alabastre of precious oynement, cam to hym, and schedde out on the heed of hym restynge.
there came to him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it on his head, as he sat to eat.
There came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat [at table].
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.
a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.
While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head.
A woman came with a jar of perfume. She had given much money for this. As Jesus ate, she poured the perfume on His head.
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
there came unto him a woman, holding an alabaster-jar of costly perfume, and she poured it down upon his head, as he was reclining.
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.
ther came vnto him a woman which had an alablaster boxe of precious oyntment and powred it on his heed as he sate at the bourde.
there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).
there came vnto hi a woman, which had a boxe with precious oyntment, and poured it vpon his heade, as he sat at the table.
there came to him a woman with an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, while he was at table.
While he was there, a woman came in with a jar of very expensive perfume and she used all of it on Jesus.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
came: John 12:2, John 12:3
very: Exodus 30:23-33, Psalms 133:2, Ecclesiastes 9:8, Ecclesiastes 10:1, Song of Solomon 1:3, Isaiah 57:9, Luke 7:37, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:46
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:21 - General Amos 6:6 - chief Mark 14:3 - being John 11:2 - that Mary
Cross-References
Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account."
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abim'elech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this."
The maiden was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, and filled her jar, and came up.
And Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him,
and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.
The fear of man lays a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD is safe.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices
Gill's Notes on the Bible
There came unto him a woman,.... By some thought to be the same that is spoken of in Luke 7:37, and by most, to be Mary, the sister of Lazarus, John 12:3, which may be true; for it is possible that one and the same woman, might perform a like action at different times; for to neither of the above, at the same time, will the following agree: not to the former, for though that was done in the house of one Simon, yet not Simon the leper, but Simon the Pharisee; who though he had a particular respect for Christ, which few of that sect had, yet appeared to be then of a Pharisaical spirit; that was done in Galilee, this near Jerusalem in Bethany; the woman there anointed the feet of Christ, but this woman poured the ointment on his head; nor did any such conversation as here follow upon it, between Christ and his disciples; but what discourse was had on that occasion, was between Simon and Christ. Not to the latter, for that does not appear to be done in Simon's house, but rather in the house of Lazarus; no mention is made of the alabaster box, nor was the ointment poured on his head, but on his feet; besides, that was done six days before the passover, whereas this was but two; moreover, Judas only objected to that, but the disciples in general had indignation at this; and though the objections to it, and Christ's defence of it, are much in the same language, in one place as in the other, yet it was no unusual thing with Christ, to make use of the same words on a like incident, or when the same objections were made. The fact here recorded, is the same as in Mark 14:3, where it stands in the same order as here, and seems to have been done at the supper, of which mention is made,
John 13:2, when Satan entered into Judas, and put it into his heart to betray his master, the account of which follows this here:
having an alabaster box of very precious ointment; Mark calls it, "ointment of spikenard", Mark 14:3, which was very odorous, and of a very fragrant smell; see Song of Solomon 1:12. Some there render it, "pure nard"; unadulterated, unmixed, sincere and genuine; others, "liquid nard", which was drinkable, and easy to be poured out; and some "Pistic" nard, so called, either from "Pista", the name of a place in India, from whence it was brought, as some think; or as Dr. Lightfoot, from פיסתקא, "Pistaca", which is the maste of a tree c, and of which, among other things, Pliny says d, the ointment of nard was made. The Persic version in both places read it, "ointment of Gallia"; and the just now mentioned writer e, speaks of "nardum Gallicum", "Gallic nard", which is what may be meant by that interpreter; but be it what ointment it will; it was ointment, very precious: very costly, and of a very great price; for the disciples observe, it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence: and for the better preserving of such ointments incorrupt, they used to be put into vessels made of "alabaster" f; though some think not the matter, but the form of these vessels is referred to; and observe, that vessels of gold, silver, and glass, for this use, being made in the form of "alabasters", were called by that name; and that this might be made of the latter, since Mark says, that she brake the box; not into pieces, for then she could not be said to pour it out; but either the top, or side of it: though some critics observe, that the word signifies no more, than that she shook it, that the thicker parts of the ointment might liquify, and be the more easily poured out. The Arabic version has omitted that clause, and the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic, read it, "she opened it"; that is, as the Persic adds, "the top of the vessel": she took off the covering of the box, or took out the stopple,
and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat: which was usually done at festivals, or at any considerable entertainments, as at weddings, c.
"Says Rab, they "pour ointment on the heads of the doctors" (the gloss is, the women put ointment on the heads of the scholars;) says R. Papa to Abai, does the doctor speak of the ointment of the bridechamber? He replies, thou orphan, did not thy mother cause for thee, that "they poured out ointment on the heads of the doctors", at thy wedding? for lo! one of the Rabbins got a wife for his son, in the house of R. Bar Ula; and they say, that R. Bar Ula got a wife for his son in the house of one of the Rabbins, ודרדיג מישחא ארישא דרבנן, "and poured ointment on the head of the doctors" g:''
to this custom are the allusions in Psalms 23:5. The pouring of this ointment on the head of Christ was emblematical of his being anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows; of his having the holy Spirit, and his gifts and graces without measure; which, like the ointment poured on Aaron's head, that ran down to his beard, and the skirts of his garments, descends to all the members of his mystical body: and was a symbol of the Gospel, which is like ointment poured forth; and of the sweet savour of the knowledge of Christ, which was to be diffused, throughout all the world, by the preaching of it; and was done by this woman in the faith of him, as the true Messiah, the Lord's anointed, as the prophet, priest, and king of his church.
c T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 69. 1. Gloss. in ib. d Hist. Nat. l. 13. c. 1. e Ib. c. 2. & l. 12. c. 12. f Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 13. 2. & 36. 8. g T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 17. 2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 26:7. There came unto him a woman — There is much contention among commentators about the transaction mentioned here, and in John 12:3; some supposing them to be different, others to be the same. Bishop Newcome's view of the subject I have placed at the end of the chapter.
Some think that the woman mentioned here was Mary, the sister of Lazarus; others Mary Magdalene; but against the former opinion it is argued that it is not likely, had this been Mary the sister of Lazarus, that Matthew and Mark would have suppressed her name. Besides, say they, we should not confound the repast which is mentioned here, with that mentioned by John, John 12:3. This one was made only two days before the passover, and that one six days before: the one was made at the house of Simon the leper, the other at the house of Lazarus, John 12:1-2. At this, the woman poured the oil on the head of Christ; at the other, Mary anointed Christ's feet with it. Mark 14:3, and Mark 14:3- :
