Matthew 26
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Matthew 26:7-12

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 tiG1519G5101thisαὕτη;hautēG3778wasteἀπώλειαapōleiaG684?
9For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perfumemightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have been soldπραθῆναιprathēnaiG4097for a highG4183priceG4183and the moneygivenδοθῆναιdothēnaiG1325to the poorπτωχοῖς.ptōchoisG4434.”
10But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareγνοὺςgnousG1097of this, saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101do you botherκόπους παρέχετεkopous parecheteG2873G3930the 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.
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