Matthew 26:7
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.
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- Exod 30:23-33 : 23 “Take choice spices: twelve and a half pounds of free-flowing myrrh, half that– about six and a quarter pounds– of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of sweet-smelling cane, 24 and twelve and a half pounds of cassia, all weighed according to the sanctuary shekel, and four quarts of olive oil. 25 You are to make this into a sacred anointing oil, a perfumed compound, the work of a perfumer. It will be sacred anointing oil. 26 “With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, 27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense, 28 the altar for the burnt offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its base. 29 So you are to sanctify them, and they will be most holy; anything that touches them will be holy. 30 “You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests. 31 And you are to tell the Israelites:‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil throughout your generations. 32 It must not be applied to people’s bodies, and you must not make any like it with the same recipe. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. 33 Whoever makes perfume like it and whoever puts any of it on someone not a priest will be cut off from his people.’”
- Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like fine oil poured on the head which flows down the beard– Aaron’s beard, and then flows down his garments.
- Eccl 9:8 : 8 Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.
- Eccl 10:1 : 1 One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
- Song 1:3 : 3 The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!
- Isa 57:9 : 9 You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.
- Luke 7:37-38 : 37 Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
- Luke 7:46 : 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
- John 12:2-3 : 2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair.(Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)
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2 For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”
3 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.
4 But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“Why this waste of expensive ointment?
5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.
6 But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.
7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!
8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.
9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Luke 7:36-405 verses87%
36 Jesus’ Anointing Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.
37 Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.
38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
40 So Jesus answered him,“Simon, I have something to say to you.” He replied,“Say it, Teacher.”
- John 12:2-76 verses82%
2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
3 Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair.(Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)
4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said,
5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”
6 (Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
7 So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
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8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste?
9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”
10 When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.
11 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!
12 When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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44 Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon,“Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.
46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”
48 Then Jesus said to her,“Your sins are forgiven.”
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6 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
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2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
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38 Jesus and Martha Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.
39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.
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25 Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
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49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,“Greetings, Rabbi,” and kissed him.
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20 When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.
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17 The Passover Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said,“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
18 He said,“Go into the city to a certain man and tell him,‘The Teacher says,“My time is near. I will observe the Passover with my disciples at your house.”’”
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1 The Resurrection When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.
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1 The Widow’s Offering Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box.
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47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
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10 He said to them,“Listen, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,
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41 When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.
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14 The Lord’s Supper Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him.
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43 He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
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36 Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples,“Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
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27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out to him,“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!”