New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 26:6-16

6NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424was inBethanyΒηθανίᾳBēthaniaG963,at the homeοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613the leperλεπροῦleprouG3015,

7a womanγυνὴgunēG1135cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to Him with an alabasterἀλάβαστρονalabastronG211vialG211of veryG927costlyG927perfumeμύρουmurouG3464,and she pouredκατέχεενkatecheenG2708it on His headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776as He reclinedἀνακειμένου.anakeimenouG345at the table.

8But the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23when they sawG3708this,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Whyεἰς τίeis tiG1519 G5101thisαὕτη;hautēG3778wasteἀπώλειαapōleiaG684?

9For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perfumemightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have been soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097for a highG4183priceG4183and the moneygivenδοθῆναιdothēnaiG1325to the poorπτωχοῖς.ptōchoisG4434.”

10But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareγνοὺςgnousG1097of this, saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101do you botherκόπους παρέχετεkopous parecheteG2873 G3930the womanγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?For she has doneἠργάσατοērgasatoG2038a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570deedἔργονergonG2041to Me.

11For you alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετεecheteG2192the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434with you; but you do not alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842haveἔχετε.echeteG2192Me.

12For when she pouredβαλοῦσαbalousaG906thisG3778perfumeμύρονmuronG3464on My bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983,she didἐποίησεν.¶epoiēsenG4160itto prepareG1779Me for burialG1779.

13TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437thisG3778gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098is preachedκηρυχθῇkēruchthēaG2784in the wholeὅλῳholōG3650worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,whatὃhoG3739thisG3778womanG3778has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160will alsoκαὶkaiG2532be spokenλαληθήσεταιlalēthēsetaiG2980of in memoryμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422of her.”

14ThenΤότεToteG5119oneεἷςheisG1520of the twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427,namedλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455IscariotἸσκαριώτης,IskariōtēsG2469,wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198to the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749

15and saidG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are you willingθέλετέtheleteG2309to giveδοῦναι,dounaiG1325me tobetrayπαραδώσωparadōsōG3860Him to you?” Andthey weighedἔστησανestēsanG2476out thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144piecesG694of silverἀργύρια.arguriaG694to him.

16From thenτότεtoteG5119on he beganlookingἐζήτειezēteiG2212for a goodG2120opportunityεὐκαιρίανeukairianG2120tobetrayπαραδῷ.¶paradōG3860Jesus.

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