Matthew 26:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.””
A short, plain-language explanation of Matthew 26:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 26:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 7:20“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
- 1 Samuel 15:9Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
- 1 Samuel 15:21The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
- Mark 14:5It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
- John 12:5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
- 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).