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Matthew 26:8

Money and wealth

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 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.

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

9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
KJV
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
WEB
But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
ASV
But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
DARBY
But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste?
BLB
And the disciples, having seen, became indignant, saying, “For what [is] this waste?
ÅB
Men da disiplene så det, ble de sinte og sa: «Hva er denne sløsingen godt for?
OTB
Da disiplene så dette, ble de opprørt og spurte, “Hvorfor denne sløsingen?
B1930
Men da disiplene så det, blev de vrede og sa: Hvad skal denne spille være til?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 12:4–6

    Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

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  • Mark 14:4

    And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

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  • Exodus 5:17

    But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

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  • Ecclesiastes 4:4

    Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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  • Haggai 1:2–4

    Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’s house should be built.

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  • Amos 8:5

    Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

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  • 1 Samuel 17:28–29

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

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  • Malachi 1:7–10

    Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

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