Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 26:9 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
Matthew 26:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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}.
But when his disciples saw {it}, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose {is} this waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
When Jesus understood {it}, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
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