Matthew 26:7 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.
Words Then and Now
- meat food of any kind Still heard today: sweetmeats, candies and sweets Webster’s 1828 · Meat
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
Matthew Henry
- Christ anointed at BethanyThe pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be...
Thompson Chains
- Love for ChristSee the chain from Luke 7:47 · 6 links
- Woman's MinistrySee the chain from 2 Kings 4:10 · 5 links
- Anointing (3)See the chain from 2 Chronicles 28:15 · 1 link
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 131 The Rulers conspire. The supper at Bethany. Treachery of JudasAlso Mark 14:1–11; Luke 22:1–6
Passion Week
- Anointed in the House of Simon the LeperTuesday, the 13th, as Matthew and Mark tell it
Cross References
- Exodus 30:23–33 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, …
- Psalms 133:2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
- Ecclesiastes 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
- Song of Solomon 1:3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- Isaiah 57:9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
- Luke 7:37–38 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, …
- Luke 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
- John 12:2–3 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. …
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Topics
- Alabaster Vessels made of Alabaster
- Anointing Of Jesus
- Bethany Jesus attends a feast in
- Box Made of alabaster
- Curiosity To know what was being done with Jesus
- Homicide Sanhedrin and Pilate
- Jesus, the Christ Anointed with precious ointment (in Bethany)
- Love Mary
- Mary Anoints Jesus
- Month The death of Jesus in
- Ointment The alabaster container of
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 31 · The Crucifixion
Greek and Strong’s
- There came Προσῆλθεν Prosēlthen προσέρχομαι Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
- unto him αὐτῷ autō αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine singular
- a woman γυνὴ gynē γυνή Noun · nominative feminine singular
- having ἔχουσα echousa ἔχω Verb · present active participle, nominative feminine singular
- an alabaster box ἀλάβαστρον alabastron ἀλάβαστρον Noun · accusative neuter singular
- of very precious βαρυτίμου barytimou βαρύτιμος Adjective · genitive neuter singular
- ointment μύρου myrou μύρον Noun · genitive neuter singular
- and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
- poured it κατέχεεν katecheen καταχέω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
- on ἐπὶ epi ἐπί Preposition
- his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
- head τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular κεφαλὴν kephalēn κεφαλή Noun · accusative feminine singular
- as he sat ἀνακειμένου anakeimenou ἀνακεῖμαι Verb · present middle participle, genitive masculine singular
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