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

4and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him. 5But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.” Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper, 7a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table. 8But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?

Matthew 26:6 word by word

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

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• when JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania · BethanyG963
• at the homeοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• of SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• the Leperλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015

Cross-references for Matthew 26:6

• Matthew 21:17And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
• Mark 11:12On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
• John 11:1Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
• John 12:1Therefore, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
• Mark 14:3While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper, He was reclining at the table, and a woman came with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the vial and poured the perfume 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

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