Matthew 26:8

American King James Version (1999)

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Cross References

Exodus 5:17

But he said, You are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

Malachi 1:13

You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have snuffed at it, said the LORD of hosts; and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? said the LORD.

Matthew 20:24

And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brothers.

Matthew 26:7

There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

Matthew 26:9

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

Mark 14:4

And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?