SinaiMatthew 26:7
American Standard Version
there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
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Matthew 26:7 in other translations
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
Matthew 26:7 in context
- 5But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.
- 6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- 7there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.
- 8But when the 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.