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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman having [a]an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as [b]he sat at meat. But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:7 Or, a flask
  2. Matthew 26:7 Or, reclined at table

Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)(B)

While Jesus was in Bethany(C) in the home of Simon the Leper, 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.

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

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