Matthew 26:6 References
a Mark 14:3-9, Luke 7:37-39, John 12:1-8
Mark 14
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aWhile He was in bBethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very ccostly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.
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But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?
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"For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.
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But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.
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"For you always have athe poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
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"Truly I say to you, awherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."
Luke 7
37
aAnd there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
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and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were aa prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner."
John 12
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aJesus, therefore, six days before bthe Passover, came to cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
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So they made Him a supper there, and aMartha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
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aMary then took a pound of very costly bperfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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"Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?"