Matthew 26:8

See Poole on "Matthew 26:13".

Related Commentaries of 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 synecd...
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 ; Mat...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

His disciples. In the former case it was Judas Iscariot. App-158.
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...
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...
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 probabl...
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...
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 :...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

His disciples ] St. John mentions especially Judas.
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....
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...
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!...
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 ev...
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, a...
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...
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 indign...
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 o...
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...
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 disciple...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Anointed at Bethany. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simo...
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 wi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “To what purpose is this waste? For this perfumed oil might have been sold for much, and...
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...
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...
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 ointmen...
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, becau...
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...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The anointing in Bethany:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But when His disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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 ;...
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.

⁸ But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Related Commentaries of Matthew 26:8

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 26:8