Focused Passage

Matthew 26:6-13

The Betrayal, Passover, Gethsemane, Trial, and Denial of Jesus

Matthew 26 moves from Jesus’ prediction of crucifixion to the leaders’ murder plot, from costly anointing to Judas’s betrayal, from Passover preparation to Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper, from confident disciple vows to Gethsemane weakness, from Jesus’ submission to arrest to disciple desertion, from false trial to Christological confession, and finally from Peter’s denial to bitter weeping.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

7 a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

9 This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”

10 Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.

12 By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.

13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

While δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular was γενομένου G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Bethany Βηθανίᾳ G963 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] home οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of Simon Σίμωνος G4613 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Leper λεπροῦ G3015 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Aramaic Simon the Potter or Simon the Jar Maker
Verse 7

Original words

a woman γυνὴ G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular came προσῆλθεν G4334 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular with ἔχουσα G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular an alabaster jar ἀλάβαστρον G211 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of expensive βαρυτίμου G927 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular perfume μύρου G3464 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction which she poured κατέχεεν G2708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular head κεφαλῆς G2776 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular as He reclined at the table ἀνακειμένου G345 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

When δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural saw this Ἰδόντες G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural they were indignant ἠγανάκτησαν G23 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and asked λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Why Εἰς G1519 Preposition . . . τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular this αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular waste ἀπώλεια G684 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction This [perfume] τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular could ἐδύνατο G1410 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular have been sold πραθῆναι G4097 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive at a high price πολλοῦ G4183 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the money] given δοθῆναι G1325 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive to [the] poor πτωχοῖς G4434 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Aware of this Γνοὺς G1097 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular are you bothering παρέχετε G3930 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural . . . κόπους G2873 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [this] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular woman γυναικί G1135 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction She has done ἠργάσατο G2038 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular a beautiful καλὸν G2570 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular deed ἔργον G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Me ἐμέ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 11

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction The τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural poor πτωχοὺς G4434 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv πάντοτε G3842 Adverb you will always have ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural with μεθ’ G3326 Preposition you ἑαυτῶν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction {you will} not οὐ G3756 Adverb always πάντοτε G3842 Adverb have ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me ἐμὲ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Deuteronomy 15:11.
Verse 12

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction By pouring βαλοῦσα G906 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular - αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular perfume μύρον G3464 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular she has prepared ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular . . . τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματός G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular for πρὸς G4314 Preposition burial ἐνταφιάσαι G1779 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 13

Original words

Truly ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural wherever ὅπου G3699 Adverb . . . ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular gospel εὐαγγέλιον G2098 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular is preached κηρυχθῇ G2784 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition all ὅλῳ G3650 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular world κόσμῳ G2889 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular she αὕτη G3778 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular has done ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction will also be told λαληθήσεται G2980 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition memory of μνημόσυνον G3422 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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