Matthew 26:7

a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

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KJV

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

ASV

there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

YLT

there 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).

DBT

a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.

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(Verse 6) But when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. About to suffer for the whole world and redeem all nations with his blood, he stayed in Bethany, the house of obedience, which was once Simon the leper's. Not that he remained a leper at that time, but he who was formerly a leper was cleansed by the Savior, with his former name remaining, so that the power of the healer may be apparent.

Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic

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Another Evangelist (John 12:3.) instead of 'alabastrum' has 'nardum pisticam,' that is, genuine, unadulterated. For let no one think that she who anointed His head and she who anointed His feet were one and the same; for the latter washed His feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair, and is plainly said to have been a harlot. But of this woman nothing of this kind is recorded, and indeed a harlot could not have at once been made deserving of the Lord's head.

Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420patristic

There came unto him a woman,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

There came unto him a woman - There is much contention among commentators about the transaction mentioned here, and in Joh 12:3; some supposing them to be different, others to be the same. Bishop Newcomes view of the subject I have placed at the end of the chapter. Some think that the woman mentioned here was Mary, the sister of Lazarus; others Mary Magdalene; but against the former opinion it is argued that it is not likely, had this been Mary the sister of Lazarus, that Matthew and Mark would have suppressed her name.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Probably, he was one who had been miraculously cleansed from his leprosy by our Lord Jesus, and he would express his gratitude to Christ by entertaining him; nor did Christ disdain to converse with him, to come in to him, and sup with him. Though he was cleansed, yet he was called Simon the leper.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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John 12:2–3
So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
Luke 7:46
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
Luke 7:37–38
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Isaiah 57:9
You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
Psalms 133:2
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
Exodus 30:23–33
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
Ecclesiastes 10:1
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Amos 6:6
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
Deuteronomy 28:21
The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Luke 7:46
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
leads to
- Psalms 23:5
  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
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Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:1
  A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
- John 12:3
  Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the…
- Exodus 30:23–28
  “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
- Song of Solomon 4:10
  How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Philippians 2:9–10
  Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
leads to
- Revelation 19:14
  The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
- Revelation 3:4–5
  But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.

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