Matthew 26:8

King James 2000

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 toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? 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 sneered at it, says 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? says 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 unto him a woman having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat to eat.

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?