New Testament · VERSE 7

Matthew 26:7

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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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Matthew 26:7 in context

Matthew 26:5

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Matthew 26:6

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

Matthew 26:7SELECTED VERSE

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.

Matthew 26:8

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

Matthew 26:9

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

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