Matthew 26:12

Matthew 26:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial.
• New Living Translation (NLT)She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.

Context of Matthew 26:12

10Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” 14Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests

Matthew 26:12 word by word

βαλοῦσα γὰρ αὕτη τὸ μύρον τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ σώματός μου πρὸς τὸ ἐνταφιάσαι με ἐποίησεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For in thatγάρgar · forG1063
• sheοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• hath pouredβάλλωballō · to throw: pourG906
• ointmentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ointmentμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• she didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• forπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• burialἐνταφιάζωentaphiazō · to prepare burialG1779

Cross-references for Matthew 26:12

• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes, and they made a huge fire in his honor.
• Mark 14:8She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.
• Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
• Luke 23:56Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
• Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
• John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.
• John 19:39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

Commentaries on Matthew 26:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12She did it for my burial - Or, She hath done it to embalm me - . The Septuagint use Ϛ for the person whose office it was to embalm, Genesis 50:2, and for the Hebrew הנט which signifies to prepare with spices, or aromatics, Genesis 50:3. Our Lord took this opportunity to tell them, once more, that he was shortly to die.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. 12prepared My body for burial: We do not know if the woman fully understood what she was doing. The anointing also symbolizes Jesus as king and priest (1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:6; Exodus 29:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:12

• Anointing
• Bethany
• Dead (People)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
• Mary

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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