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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

WhileδὲG1161Conjunction-ΤοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwasγενομένουG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionBethanyΒηθανίᾳG963Noun - Dative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] homeοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof SimonΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLeperλεπροῦG3015Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

a womanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularcameπροσῆλθενG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwithἔχουσαG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singularan alabaster jarἀλάβαστρονG211Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof expensiveβαρυτίμουG927Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularperfumeμύρουG3464Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionwhich she pouredκατέχεενG2708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularheadκεφαλῆςG2776Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularas He reclined at the tableἀνακειμένουG345Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

WhenδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralsaw thisἸδόντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey were indignantἠγανάκτησανG23Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluraland askedλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralWhyΕἰςG1519Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularwasteἀπώλειαG684Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionThis [perfume]τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularcouldἐδύνατοG1410Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularhave been soldπραθῆναιG4097Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passiveat a high priceπολλοῦG4183Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the money] givenδοθῆναιG1325Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passiveto [the] poorπτωχοῖςG4434Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAware of thisΓνοὺςG1097Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhyΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare you botheringπαρέχετεG3930Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural. . .κόπουςG2873Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[this]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularwomanγυναικίG1135Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionShe has doneἠργάσατοG2038Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulara beautifulκαλὸνG2570Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulardeedἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμέG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 11

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpoorπτωχοὺςG4434Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvπάντοτεG3842Adverbyou will always haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralwithμεθ’G3326PrepositionyouἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralbutδὲG1161Conjunction{you will} notοὐG3756AdverbalwaysπάντοτεG3842AdverbhaveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • See Deuteronomy 15:11.
Verse 12

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionBy pouringβαλοῦσαG906Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular-αὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularperfumeμύρονG3464Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularshe has preparedἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular. . .τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματόςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularforπρὸςG4314PrepositionburialἐνταφιάσαιG1779Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 13

Original words

TrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralwhereverὅπουG3699Adverb. . .ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularis preachedκηρυχθῇG2784Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionallὅλῳG3650Adjective - Dative Masculine SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularsheαὕτηG3778Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas doneἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill also be toldλαληθήσεταιG2980Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519Prepositionmemory ofμνημόσυνονG3422Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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