Matthew 26:8 · KJV
“But when his disciples saw {it}, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose {is} this waste?”
— Matthew 26:8
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat {at meat}.
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
Matthew 26 — Context
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat {at meat}.
8But when his disciples saw {it}, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose {is} this waste?
9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10When Jesus understood {it}, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Cross References
John 12:4-6
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, which should betray him,
Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Exodus 5:17
But he said, Ye {are} idle, {ye are} idle: therefore ye say, Let us go {and} do sacrifice to the LORD.
Haggai 1:2-4
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
1 Samuel 17:28-29
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
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? {new...: or, month} {set...: Heb. open} {falsifying...: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit}
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This {is} also vanity and vexation of spirit. {every...: Heb. all the rightness of work} {for this...: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour}
Malachi 1:7-10
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD {is} contemptible. {offer...: or, bring unto, etc}