See Poole on "Matthew 26:13".
(5) For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. (5) Christ, who was once anointed in his own person, must always be anointed in...
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 ; Mat...
with. Greek. meta. App-104. not. Greek. ou App-105. Not the same as in verses: Matthew 26:26 ; Matthew 26:5 ; Matthew 26:29 ; Matthew 26...
11. For you have the poor always with you. Christ does not simply defend the anointing, so that we may imitate it, but assures us that it pl...
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. Ye have the poor always with you - And, consequently, have the opportunity of doing...
Why trouble ye the woman, &c.— The vindication of the woman suggests the reason why Jesus permitted so expensive a compliment to be paid to him...
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...
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 :...
Jesus is anointed in the House of Simon the Leper ( Mark 14:3 ; John 12:1 : see further on Jn). This incident seems in St. Matthew and St. Mark t...
Ye have the poor ] cp. Deuteronomy 15:11 ; Mark 14:7 .
Ye have the poor always with you. — Our Lord dealt with the objection of the murmurers on their own ground, as if it were genuine, and does not ope...
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...
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!...
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 ev...
"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, a...
For ye have the poor always with you ,.... This is said in answer to the objection of the disciples, that the ointment might have been sold, and the...
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. Ver. 11. The poor ye have always with you ] To try and to exercise your liberali...
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...
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciple...
Christ Anointed at Bethany. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simo...
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 wi...
Through Suffering to Triumph (26:1-28). Matthew's description of what follows in the next few days is very much abbreviated compared with Mark's a...
In The Face Of Their Uncertainty God Arranges For Jesus To Be Anointed For His Burial As His Plan Goes Smoothly Forward (26:6-13). Meanwhile atten...
“For you have the poor always with you, but me you do not always have,” He reminded them that this was a special time. They would always have the po...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:2 . The feast of the Passover commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the...
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...
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 ointmen...
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, becau...
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...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel...
Christ's defense of the woman:
For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.
1 John 3:17 ; Acts 3:21 ; Deuteronomy 15:11 ; Galatians 2:10 ; John 12:8 ; John 13:33 ; John 14:19 ; John 16:28 ; John 16:5 ; John 17:11 ;...
Ye have the poor always with you — Such is the wise and gracious providence of God, that we may have always opportunities of relieving their wants,...
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.