Matthew 26:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But when the disciples saw it, they were angry and said, “Why this waste?

Cross References

Mark 14:4

But some were there who said to one another in anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in this way?

Exodus 5:17

He said, “You are lazy, lazy; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

Amos 8:5

saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah smaller and the shekel heavier and practice deceit with false balances,

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Malachi 1:13

“What a weariness this is,” you say, and you sniff at it, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord.

Matthew 20:24

When the ten heard it, they were angry with the two brothers.

Matthew 26:7

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

Matthew 26:9

For this ointment could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor.”