Matthew 26:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 26:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But when his (d) disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this (e) waste? (d) This is a figure of speech called synecdoche: for it is said that only Judas was moved at...
Matthew 26:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Anointing of Jesus ( Mark 13:3-9 *) Mt. follows Mk. very closely, though abbreviating somewhat, e.g. in Matthew 26:7 ; Matthew 26:9 ; Matthew 26:11 . It is the Fourth Gospel that assigns...
Matthew 26:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

His disciples. In the former case it was Judas Iscariot. App-158.
Matthew 26:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. And when the disciples saw it. This also is not unusual with the Evangelists, when a thing has been done by one, to attribute it to many persons, if they give their consent to it. John sa...
Matthew 26:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But when his disciples saw it , they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? His disciples - One of them, viz. Judas. This mode of speaking was common among the Hebrews. So, Matth...
Matthew 26:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But when his disciples saw it— It appears from John 12:4-6 that none but Judas found fault with what this woman had done. St. Matthew has probably put the disciples in general, for one of the d...
Matthew 26:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 14:1-11 .
Matthew 26:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus ( Mark 14:1 ; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1 ).
Matthew 26:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When his disciples saw it. — There is a singular narrowing of the limits in the three narratives. St. Mark reports that “some had indignation;” St. John ( John 12:4 ), as knowing who had whispered...
Matthew 26:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
Matthew 26:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Love's Fragrant Ministry Matthew 26:1-13 How great the contrast between the plotting in the court of Caiaphas and the love-ministry of Bethany! Yet even there, a strain of needless sorrow was a...
Matthew 26:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucifie...
Matthew 26:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, (7) 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. (8) B...
Matthew 26:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE BEST IS NOT TOO GOOD ‘To what purpose is this waste?’ Matthew 26:8 I. The origin of the question .—How do these words emerge again and again from the deep of men’s hearts and find utter...
Matthew 26:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But when his disciples saw it ,.... What the woman did, what a costly box of ointment it was, and with what profusion she used it, they had indignation : Mark says, "within themselves", Mark 14:4...
Matthew 26:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But when his disciples saw it , they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? Ver. 8. They had indignation ] Not all, but one of them was displeased, viz. Judas (as John explain...
Matthew 26:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Jesus was in the house of Simon the leper That is, who had been a leper, but, as seems highly probable, had been healed by Jesus. At least, it is not to be thought that he was now a leper, for...
Matthew 26:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
Matthew 26:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Anointed at Bethany. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman havin...
Matthew 26:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 26:13 " .
Matthew 26:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preparation For What Lies Ahead (26:1-19). In this subsection we see Jesus' (and God's) preparations for what lies ahead which are interspersed with indications of the activities of the Chief Prie...
Matthew 26:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:2 . The feast of the Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the first Passover are narrated Exodus 12:1-14 , but...
Matthew 26:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:6-13 The Alabaster Box. Here is a woman probably a poor woman doing an action which excites the indignation of the whole Church. Not a voice is heard in her favour except sublime excep...
Matthew 26:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

6, 7. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 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....
Matthew 26:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb,...
Matthew 26:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. Christ anointed for His burial Let us endeavour to find out what was the latent virtue in the apparently simple act which won so...
Matthew 26:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the...
Matthew 26:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The anointing in Bethany:
Matthew 26:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:28 ; 1 Samuel 17:29 ; Amos 8:5 ; Ecclesiastes 4:4 ; Exodus 5:17 ; Haggai 1:2-4 ; John 12:4-6 ; Malachi 1:13 ; Malachi 1:7-10 ; Mark 14:4
Matthew 26:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying — It seems several of them were angry, and spoke, though none so warmly as Judas Iscariot.

Matthew 26:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 26:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 26:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 26:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 26:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 26:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 26:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 26:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 26:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes