Matthew 26:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

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  • Josh 7:20-21 : 20 And Achan answereth Joshua, and saith, `Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, God of Israel, and thus and thus I have done; 21 and I see among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight `is' fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and lo, they `are' hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.'
  • 1 Sam 15:9 : 9 and Saul hath pity -- also the people -- on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that `is' good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted -- it they devoted.
  • 1 Sam 15:21 : 21 and the people taketh of the spoil of the flock and herd, the first part of the devoted thing, for sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.'
  • 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 And Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, saith, `Lo, my lord hath spared Naaman this Aramaean, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; Jehovah liveth; surely if I have run after him, then I have taken from him something.'
  • Mark 14:5 : 5 for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.
  • John 12:5-6 : 5 `Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?' 6 and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.
  • 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the `son' of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

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  • John 12:3-8
    6 verses
    88%

    3Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.

    4Therefore saith one of his disciples -- Judas Iscariot, of Simon, who is about to deliver him up --

    5`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

    6and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

    7Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

    8for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

  • Mark 14:2-9
    8 verses
    88%

    2and they said, `Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

    3And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

    4and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?

    5for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

    6And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

    7for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

    8what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming.

    9Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

  • Matt 26:6-8
    3 verses
    86%

    6And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

    8And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste?

  • Matt 26:10-15
    6 verses
    84%

    10And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

    11for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always;

    12for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did `it'.

    13Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this `one' did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

    14Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

    15`What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

  • Luke 7:44-47
    4 verses
    75%

    44And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

    45a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what `time' I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

    46with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

    47therefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

  • John 13:29
    72%

    29for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

  • Luke 7:37-39
    3 verses
    72%

    37and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

    38and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

    39And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind `is' the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

  • John 11:2
    71%

    2and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

  • Mark 12:41-44
    4 verses
    70%

    41And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

    42and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

    43And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

    44for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.'

  • Luke 21:1-5
    5 verses
    69%

    1And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury -- rich men,

    2and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,

    3and he said, `Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;

    4for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'

    5And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,

  • Matt 13:46
    68%

    46who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

  • 1 Chr 9:30
    67%

    30And `some' of the sons of the priests are mixing the mixture for spices.

  • Exod 25:6
    67%

    6oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the perfume of the spices,

  • Matt 27:9-10
    2 verses
    66%

    9Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

    10and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

  • Luke 16:1
    66%

    1And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

  • Acts 4:37
    66%

    37a field being his, having sold `it', brought the money and laid `it' at the feet of the apostles.

  • Luke 18:22-23
    2 verses
    66%

    22and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

    23and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich.