Matthew 26:7

New English Translation

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

Cross References

2 Kings 9:1

Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild and told him, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.

Psalm 133:2

It is like fine oil poured on the head which flows down the beard – Aaron’s beard, and then flows down his garments.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.

Song of Solomon 1:3

The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!

Isaiah 57:9

You take olive oil as tribute to your king, along with many perfumes. You send your messengers to a distant place; you go all the way to Sheol.

Matthew 26:8

When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said, “Why this waste?

Mark 14:3

Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.

Luke 7:46

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.