Matthew 26:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

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  • Josh 7:20-21 : 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
  • 1 Sam 15:9 : 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
  • 1 Sam 15:21 : 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.
  • 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, by not receiving from his hands what he brought: but, as the LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.
  • Mark 14:5 : 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
  • John 12:5-6 : 5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? 6 This 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.
  • 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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  • John 12:3-8
    6 verses
    88%

    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.

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

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

    6 This 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.

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

    8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.

  • Mark 14:2-9
    8 verses
    88%

    2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

    3 And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

    9 Truly 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.

  • Matt 26:6-8
    3 verses
    86%

    6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7 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.

    8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

  • Matt 26:10-15
    6 verses
    84%

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

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

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

    13 Truly 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.

    14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

    15 And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.

  • Luke 7:44-47
    4 verses
    75%

    44 And 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.

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

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

    47 Therefore 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.

  • John 13:29
    72%

    29 For some thought, because Judas had the money bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things we need for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.

  • Luke 7:37-39
    3 verses
    72%

    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.

    39 Now 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.

  • John 11:2
    71%

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

  • Mark 12:41-44
    4 verses
    70%

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

    42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a penny.

    43 So 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;

    44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.'

  • Luke 21:1-5
    5 verses
    69%

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

    2 And he also saw a certain poor widow casting in there two small coins.

    3 And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all of them:

    4 For all these have out of their abundance cast into the offerings of God; but she, out of her poverty, has cast in all the living that she had.

    5 And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

  • Matt 13:46
    68%

    46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

  • 1 Chr 9:30
    67%

    30 Some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

  • Exod 25:6
    67%

    6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

  • Matt 27:9-10
    2 verses
    66%

    9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

    10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

  • Luke 16:1
    66%

    1 And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

  • Acts 4:37
    66%

    37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

  • Luke 18:22-23
    2 verses
    66%

    22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

    23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.