Matthew 26:6

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

4They wanted to kill Jesus. But they wanted to take hold of him secretly. So they tried to decide how they could do that. 5They said to each other, ‘We do not want to take hold of him during the Passover festival. If we do that, the people will be angry and they may fight against us.’ Then Jesus went to Bethany and he visited Simon at his house. At one time, Simon had had a bad disease of the skin. 7While Jesus was eating a meal there, a woman came into the house. She brought a small stone jar with her. The jar contained expensive oil with a very nice smell. She poured the oil over Jesus' head while he sat there. 8Jesus' disciples saw what the woman had done. They became angry and they said, ‘This woman should not have wasted the oil.

Matthew 26:6 word by word

Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γενομένου ἐν Βηθανίᾳ ἐν οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος τοῦ λεπροῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• whenγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania · BethanyG963
• the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• of SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• the leperλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015

Cross-references for Matthew 26:6

• Matthew 21:17Then Jesus left everyone and he went out of Jerusalem. He stayed that night in Bethany, a village near the city.
• Mark 11:12On the next day, they left Bethany. Jesus was hungry.
• John 11:1There was a certain man, who was called Lazarus. He lived at Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived too. He became ill.
• John 12:1Six days before the Passover festival, Jesus went to Bethany, the village where Lazarus lived. He was the man who had been dead, but Jesus had raised him.
• Mark 14:3Then Jesus went to Bethany, and he visited Simon at his house. At one time, Simon had had a bad disease of the skin. While Jesus was eating a meal there, a woman came into the house. She brought a small stone jar that contained expensive oil with a very nice smell. They used nard to make it. The woman broke the jar to open it. Then she poured the oil over Jesus' 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

Topics related to Matthew 26:6

• Bethany
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Simon

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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