Matthew 26:12

burial. embalming. Compare John 19:40. Should be the same as in Mark 14:8; John 12:7. It is the Septuagint for Hebrew. hanat, in Genesis 50:2.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

for my Supply to prepare me.
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For in that she hath poured this ointment on My body she did it for My burial.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹² For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

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