Matthew 26:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the table.

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  • Exod 30:23-33 : 23 Take also for yourself principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet cane two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil: 25 And you shall make of it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. 26 And you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. 29 And you shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whoever touches them must be holy. 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. 31 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. 32 It shall not be poured upon man's flesh, nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition: it is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, shall be cut off from his people.
  • Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, even Aaron's beard, coming down upon the edge of his garments;
  • Eccl 9:8 : 8 Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.
  • Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking aroma: so does a little folly him who is in reputation for wisdom and honor.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is like ointment poured out; therefore, the maidens love you.
  • Isa 57:9 : 9 And you went to the king with ointment, and increased your perfumes, and sent your messengers far off, and debased yourself even unto hell.
  • Luke 7:37-38 : 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat to eat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
  • Luke 7:46 : 46 My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.
  • John 12:2-3 : 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

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  • Mark 14:2-9
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    2But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

    3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at dinner, there came a woman with an alabaster box of very precious ointment of spikenard; and she broke the box and poured it on his head.

    4And there were some who had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

    6And Jesus said, Leave her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work on me.

    7For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good; but me you do not have always.

    8She has done what she could; she has come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial.

    9Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the whole world, this also that she has done shall be spoken of in memory of her.

  • Luke 7:36-40
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    36And one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.

    37And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat to eat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

    38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

    39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of woman this is who touches him: for she is a sinner.

    40And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

  • John 12:2-7
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    2There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

    3Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

    4Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray him, said,

    5Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor?

    6This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money bag, and used to take what was put in it.

    7Then Jesus said, Leave her alone; she has kept this for the day of my burial.

  • Matt 26:8-13
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    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.

    10When Jesus understood it, he said to them, Why trouble you the woman? for she has worked a good work on me.

    11For you always have the poor with you; but me you do not always have.

    12For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

    13Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, what this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.

  • Luke 7:44-48
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    44And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

    45You gave me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in has not ceased to kiss my feet.

    46My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

    47Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

    48And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

  • Matt 26:6
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    6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

  • John 11:2
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    2(It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

  • Luke 10:38-39
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    38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

    39And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his word.

  • Mark 12:41
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    41Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much.

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    25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard about him, and came and fell at his feet.

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    49And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

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    20Now when the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve.

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  • Matt 26:17-18
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    17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where do you wish for us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?

    18And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

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    1And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought sweet spices so they might go and anoint him.

  • Luke 21:1
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    1And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

  • Matt 26:47
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    47And while he yet spoke, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • Luke 22:10
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    10And he said to them, Behold, when you have entered into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house where he enters.

  • Mark 15:41
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    41Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 22:14
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    14And when the hour came, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

  • Mark 12:43
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    43So he called his disciples to him and said to them, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;

  • Matt 26:36
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    36Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, Sit here, while I go and pray over there.

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    27And it happened, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you have nursed.