Matthew 26:8

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When His disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, "Why this waste?"

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  • Exod 5:17 : 17 Pharaoh said, "Lazy! That’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.'
  • 1 Sam 17:28-29 : 28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said, 'Why have you come down here? And who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your pride and the wickedness of your heart; you came down only to watch the battle.' 29 David replied, 'What have I done now? Was it not just a question?'
  • Mark 14:4 : 4 Some of those present were indignant and said to one another, "Why this waste of the perfume?
  • John 12:4-6 : 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples (the one who was about to betray Him), said, 5 "Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 And I saw that all toil and all skill in work are driven by one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • Amos 8:5 : 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit?
  • Hag 1:2-4 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.' 3 Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai, saying: 4 Is this a time for you to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
  • Mal 1:7-9 : 7 By presenting defiled food on my altar. But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' By saying, 'The LORD's table is contemptible.' 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts. 9 Now plead with God to be gracious to us. Will he accept you? This offering came from your hands. How can he be pleased with you? says the LORD of Hosts. 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.
  • Mal 1:13 : 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.

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    2 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

    3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the house of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head.

    4 Some of those present were indignant and said to one another, "Why this waste of the perfume?

    5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.

    6 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you troubling her? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

  • Matt 26:9-10
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    9 This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and given to the poor.

    10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for Me.

  • Matt 26:6-7
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    6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7 a woman approached Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

  • John 12:3-7
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    3 Then Mary took a pound of pure, expensive nard perfume, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

    4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples (the one who was about to betray Him), said,

    5 "Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

    6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.

    7 Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial preparation."

  • Matt 26:12-13
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    12 By pouring this perfume on My body, she has prepared Me for burial.

    13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

  • Mark 14:8-9
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    8 She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.

    9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

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  • John 2:15-17
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    15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

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    17 Then His disciples remembered that it is written: 'Zeal for Your house will consume me.'

  • Luke 7:37-38
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    37 And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner learned that Jesus was reclining at the Pharisee's house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

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  • Luke 19:45-46
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    45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there.

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  • Mark 11:15-17
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    15 When they came to Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

    16 He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

    17 As he was teaching them, he said, 'Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.'

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    1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples,

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    24 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

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    5 Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said,

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    41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.

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    46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

  • John 11:2
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    2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, is the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair.)

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    12 Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves,

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    44 Turning to the woman, He said to Simon, 'Do you see this woman? I entered your house, and you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.