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Matthew 26:10
10But Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.
Matthew 26:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
- New International Version (NIV)Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.
Context of Matthew 26:10
8But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste? 9for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor. But Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me. 11For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. 12For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.
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γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί; ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν ἠργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 26:10
- Job 13:7Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?
- Mark 14:6But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;
- Luke 7:44And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.
- Galatians 1:7which is not another [one]; but there are some that trouble you, and desire to pervert the glad tidings of the Christ.
- Galatians 5:12I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.
- Galatians 6:17For the rest let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the brands of the Lord Jesus.
- Nehemiah 2:18And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me; as also of the king's words which he had said unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. And they strengthened their hands for the good [work].
- 2 Corinthians 9:8But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
- Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them.
- Colossians 1:10[so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.
- 1 Timothy 3:1The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
- 1 Timothy 5:10borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.
- 2 Timothy 2:21If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, [in separating himself from them], he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
- Hebrews 13:21perfect you in every good work to the doing of his will, doing in you what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for the ages of ages. Amen.
- 1 Peter 2:12having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.
Commentaries on Matthew 26:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Why trouble ye the woman? - Or, Why do ye put the woman to pain? See this sense of , established by Kypke in loco. A generous mind is ever pained when it is denied the opportunity of doing good, or when its proffered kindness is refused.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. 6-13A similar anointing happened earlier in Galilee (Luke 7:36–50). Matthew includes this event here (compare John 12:1–8) to highlight different responses to Jesus. While the Jewish leaders were plotting to kill Jesus (Matthew 26:3–5) and Judas was preparing to betray him (26:14–16), the woman honored Jesus with her actions.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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