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.
• New International Version (NIV)When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for 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.

Context of Matthew 26:12

10But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? 11You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. 13I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” 14Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading 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 16:14He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
• Mark 16:1Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
• Luke 23:56Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.
• Luke 24:1But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
• John 12:7Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
• John 19:39With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.

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