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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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.