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 on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. 6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 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. 8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and 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

• 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 12:2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
• Exodus 30:23Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
• Psalms 133:2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
• Ecclesiastes 9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
• Isaiah 57:9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
• Luke 7:37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

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