Matthew 26:8KJV

Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 8 of 74

"But when his disciples saw , they had indignation, saying, To what purpose this waste?"
Matthew 26:8

In context

6Now 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 .

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

9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

10When Jesus understood , he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

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