Matthew 26:8

Matthew 26:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
• New International Version (NIV)When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

Context of Matthew 26:8

6Now when Jesus was [back] in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, 7a 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. But when the disciples saw it they were indignant and angry, saying, “Why all this waste [of money]? 9For this perfume might have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10But Jesus, aware [of the malice] of this [remark], said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? She has done a good thing to Me.

Matthew 26:8 word by word

ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἠγανάκτησαν λέγοντες· εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• they had indignationἀγανακτέωaganakteō · be indignantG23
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• what purposeτίςtis · which?G5101
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wasteἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684

Cross-references for Matthew 26:8

• 1 Samuel 17:28Now Eliab his oldest brother heard what he said to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down here? With whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption (overconfidence) and the evil of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.”
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I have seen that every [effort in] labor and every skill in work comes from man’s rivalry with his neighbor. This too is vanity (futility, false pride) and chasing after the wind.
• Mark 14:4But there were some who were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?
• John 12:4But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who was going to betray Him, said,
• Exodus 5:17But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy, very lazy and idle! That is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
• Amos 8:5saying, “When will the New Moon [festival] be over So that we may sell grain, And the Sabbath ended so that we may open the wheat market, Making the ephah [measure] smaller and the shekel bigger [that is, selling less for a higher price] And to cheat by falsifying the scales,
• Haggai 1:2“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘These people say, “The time has not come that the Lord’s house (temple) should be rebuilt.” ’ ”
• Malachi 1:7You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By thinking that the table of the Lord is contemptible and may be despised.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8His disciples - One of them, viz. Judas. This mode of speaking was common among the Hebrews. So, Matthew 27:44, the thieves also, i.e. one of them. So, Matthew 28:17, some doubted, i.e. one, Thomas. See also Genesis 8:4; Judges 12:7; Nehemiah 6:7, etc. By a figure called among rhetoricians enallag, the plural is put for the singular; it is, however, possible that Judas, who made the objection, was followed in the sentiment by the rest of the disciples.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests his acceptance. This act of faith and love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's faith and love, to all future ages, and in all places where…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8they were indignant: John 12:4 shows that Judas Iscariot caused this reaction.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:8

• Anointing
• Bethany
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mary
• Parsimony (Stinginess)
• Presumption

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn
• Kingdom

Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings