Matthew 26:7 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(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.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

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.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 Newcome’s 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.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
προσῆλθεν	prosēlthen	came	G4334 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
γυνὴ	gunē	a woman	G1135 →
ἔχουσα	echousa	having	G2192 →
ἀλάβαστρον	alabastron	an alabaster flask	G211 →
μύρου	murou	of fragrant oil	G3464 →
βαρυτίμου	barutimou	very costly	G927 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κατέχεεν	katecheen	poured [it]	G2708 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
κεφαλῆς	kephalēs	head	G2776 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	when he	G846 →
ἀνακειμένου.	anakeimenou	is reclining.	G345 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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.

Through
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.
Through
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.