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Matthew 26:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 26:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 (A)Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of costly perfumed oil, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, “Why this waste?
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Matthew 26:6-8
King James Version
Matthew 26:6-8
King James Version
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 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.
8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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Matthew 26:6-8
New International Version
Matthew 26:6-8
New International Version
Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)(B)
6 While Jesus was in Bethany(C) in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
Matthew 26:6-8
English Standard Version
Matthew 26:6-8
English Standard Version
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 (A)Now when Jesus was at (B)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
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- Matthew 26:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
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