Matthew 26:6

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

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Interpretation

The 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 thought too good to bestow upon him.

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This thought runs through Matthew 26:6-9.

Matthew 26:6 Matthew 26:7 Matthew 26:8 Matthew 26:9

Glossary

Bethany Place: House of dates. (1. ) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan. Modern identification: Al Eizariya.