American Standard Version
Matthew 26:6
6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Matthew 26:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- New International Version (NIV)While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
Context of Matthew 26:6
4and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 5But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7there 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. 8But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γενομένου ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐν οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος τοῦ λεπροῦRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 26:6
- Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
- Mark 11:12And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.
- John 11:1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 12:1Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
- Mark 14:3And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.
Commentaries on Matthew 26:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6In Bethany - For a solution of the difficulties in this verse, about the time of the anointing, see the observations at the end of this chapter. Simon the Leper - This was probably no more than a surname, as Simon the Canaanite, Matthew 10:4, and Barsabas Justus, Acts 1:23, and several others. Yet it might have been some person that Christ had healed of this disease. See Matthew 11:5.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. 6Simon was a man who had once suffered from leprosy. Jesus being in his home showed the forgiving and healing love that Jesus often gave to people who were outcasts (see 8:7; 9:10).Read the comment
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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
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