Matthew 26:8 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 26:8

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Ver. 8, 9.) But when the disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, "Why this waste? This could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor." I know that some criticize this passage, questioning why only one evangelist, Judas, is mentioned as being upset, when it is said that all the apostles were indignant. They do not understand the figure of speech known as synecdoche, by which one person can be used to represent all, or one can be used to represent many.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But when his disciples saw it,.... What the woman did, what a costly box of ointment it was, and with what profusion she used it, they had indignation: Mark says, "within themselves", Mar 14:4; either among themselves, or their indignation was secret in their breasts; their resentment was private, though it might be betrayed by their looks, and afterwards showed itself in words.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

We must not think that time waste, that is spent in the service of Christ, or that money waste, which is laid out in any work of piety; for, though it seem to be cast upon the waters, to be thrown down the river, we shall find it again, to advantage, after many days, Eccl. xi.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

His disciples - One of them, viz. Judas. This mode of speaking was common among the Hebrews. So, Mat 27:44, the thieves also, i.e. one of them. So, Mat 28:17, some doubted, i.e. one, Thomas. See also Gen 8:4; Jdg 12:7; Neh 6:7, etc. By a figure called among rhetoricians enallagè, the plural is put for the singular; it is, however, possible that Judas, who made the objection, was followed in the sentiment by the rest of the disciples.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἰδόντες	idontes	Having seen	G1492 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
μαθηταὶ	mathētai	disciples	G3101 →
ἠγανάκτησαν	ēganaktēsan	became indignant	G23 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
εἰς	eis	For what	G1519 →
τί	ti	purpose	G5101 →
ἡ	hē	[is] the	G3588 →
ἀπώλεια	apōleia	waste	G684 →
αὕτη;	hautē	this?	G3778 →

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
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
leads to
- 1 John 3:12
  Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14
  I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:21
  When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a…
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
  To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over…
- 1 Samuel 18:29–30
  he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
Through
Mark 14:4
Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
leads to
- John 12:4–5
  But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
- Matthew 26:8–9
  When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
Through
Exodus 5:17
“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11
  For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”