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Matthew 26:9-11
New Testament for Everyone
Matthew 26:9-11
New Testament for Everyone
9 “This could have been sold for a fortune, and the money could have been given to the poor!”
10 Jesus knew what they were thinking.
“Why make life difficult for the woman?” he said. “It’s a lovely thing, what she’s done for me. 11 You always have the poor with you, don’t you? But you won’t always have me.
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Matthew 26:9-11
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Matthew 26:9-11
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9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a](A) but you will not always have me.
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- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
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