Matthew 26:7

Matthew 26:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
• New International Version (NIV)a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
• English Standard Version (ESV)a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
• New King James Version (NKJV)a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.

Context of Matthew 26:7

5But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.” 6Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table. 8When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said, “Why this waste? 9It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”

Matthew 26:7 word by word

προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ γυνὴ ἔχουσα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου βαρυτίμου καὶ κατέχεεν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There came untoπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• an alabaster boxἀλάβαστρονalabastron · jarG211
• ofμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• very preciousβαρύτιμοςbarutimos · expensiveG927
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• poured itκαταχέωkatacheō · to pourG2708
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• as he satἀνάκειμαιanakeimai · to reclineG345

Cross-references for Matthew 26:7

• John 12:2So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
• Exodus 30:23“Take choice spices: twelve and a half pounds of free-flowing myrrh, half that – about six and a quarter pounds – of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of sweet-smelling cane,
• Psalms 133:2It is like fine oil poured on the head which flows down the beard – Aaron’s beard, and then flows down his garments.
• Ecclesiastes 9:8Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
• Isaiah 57:9You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.
• Luke 7:37Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7There came unto him a woman - There is much contention among commentators about the transaction mentioned here, and in John 12:3; some supposing them to be different, others to be the same. Bishop Newcome's view of the subject I have placed at the end of the chapter. Some think that the woman mentioned here was Mary, the sister of Lazarus; others Mary Magdalene; but against the former opinion it is argued that it is not likely, had this been Mary the…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. 7The jar of costly perfume was used for burial customs (see Mark 16:1; Luke 23:56–24:1; John 12:1–7; 19:38–42). It was made from nard, a plant harvested in India. The perfume was worth almost a full year’s wages(John 12:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:7

• Alabaster
• Anointing
• Bethany
• Box
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mary
• Ointment

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Alabaster
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Hymn

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