Simon the leper] His leprosy must have been healed, or he could not have entertained guests. The incurable character of leprosy renders it a sure conjecture that he owed his healing to Jesus. It is probably no more than a coincidence, yet it is a very singular one, that in the very similar incident in Luke 7:36, the name of the host is also Simon. This Simon was probably a near relation of the family of Lazarus.
Verse Matthew 26:6. _IN BETHANY_] For a solution of the difficulties in this verse, about the _time_ of the anointing, see the observations at the end of this chapter. _SIMON THE_ LEPER] This was pr...
13. THE PASSION OF THE KING. Chapter s 26-27. CHAPTER 26 1. His Death Planned. (Matthew 26:1 .) 2. Mary of Bethany Anointing the King.(Matthew 26:6 .) 3. The Betrayal. (Matthew 26:14 .) 4. The Last...
THE ANOINTING OF JESUS (Mark 13:3 *) Mt. follows Mk. very closely, though abbreviating somewhat, _e.g._ in Matthew 26:7; Matthew 26:9; Matthew 26:11
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster phial of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head as he reclined at table. When the disciples...
WAS. came to be, as in Matthew 26:20. Greek. _ginomai._ BETHANY. Note this return to Bethany from Jerusalem after His first entry in Matthew 21:1, &c., and before His triumphal entry in Mark 11:1;...
_Simon the leper_ i. e. he had been a leper. St John, in the parallel passage, says "they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him." Nothing fur...
The Feast in the house of Simon the Leper Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8 St John's narrative places this incident on the evening of the Sabbath the last Sabbath spent by Jesus on earth before the triumpha...
THE FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8 St John’s narrative places this incident on the evening of the Sabbath—the last Sabbath spent by Jesus on earth—before the triumphal...
ΤΟΥ͂ ΛΕΠΡΟΥ͂. i.e. he had been a leper. St John, in the parallel passage, says ‘they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.’ Nothing further...
Ver 6. 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, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 8...
_THE ANOINTING AND BETRAYAL OF JESUS MATTHEW 26:1-16:_ The chief priests, scribes and elders plotted with Caiaphas to destroy Jesus. Their intention was to by trickery, kill Jesus. Nevertheless, they...
ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΟΥ _aor. part. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ, _см._ Matthew 26:5. _Gen. abs._ Temp. _part._...
NOW WHEN JESUS WAS IN BETHANY— Or, _Now Jesus being in Bethany._ It is not to be thought that Simon was now a _leper;_ for in this case he would not have been suffered to live in a town, nor would the...
SECTION 63 JESUS IS ANOINTED BY MARY OF BETHANY (Parallels: Mark 14:3-9; John 11:55 to John 12:8) TEXT: 26:6-13 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 there came unto hi...
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....
29 See Mat_13:12; Luk_:8:18; Joh_15:2. 31 See Mat_19:28; Mar_8:38. 31 The many judgments in the Scriptures should be carefully distinguished as to time and place and participants and the attending ci...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 26 PLANS TO KILL JESUS 26:1-5 V1 When Jesus had finished teaching those things, he spoke again to his *disciples. V2 ‘As you know, t...
NOW WHEN JESUS WAS IN BETHANY. — The narrative is given out of its proper order on account of its connection (as indicated in St. John’s record) with the act of the Traitor. St. John fixes it (John 12...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1 - Matthew 27:1 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate...
_Anointing in Bethany_ (Mark 14:3-9, _cf._ John 12:1-11). Six days before Passover in John; no time fixed in Mt. and Mk. Certainly within Passion week. The thing chiefly to be noted is the setting of...
τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ, etc.: indicates the scene, in Bethany, and in the house of Simon known as the leper (the one spoken of in Matthew 8:2 ?). The host of Luke 7:36 ff. was a Simon. On the other hand, the ho...
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! Yet even there, a strain of needless sorrow was added t...
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 event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified...
(3) Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, (3) By this sudden work of a sinful woman, Christ helps the guests to understand about his death and burial which was near: the gra...
When Jesus was in Bethania, &c. St. Augustine observes, that this pouring of the ointment on Jesus is not related by St. Matthew in due order of time. It was not done on this Wednesday, but as St. Joh...
THE SUPPER AT BETHANY Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-8. _“Then they made for Him a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of those sitting along with Him.”_ Matthew and Mark say...
"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, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. (8) Bu...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
_THE DISCIPLESHIP OF LOVE_ ‘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 ointment, and poured it on His head.’...
6._And when Jesus was in Bethany. _What the Evangelist now relates had happened a little before Christ came to Jerusalem, but is here introduced seasonably, in order to inform us what was the occasion...
The Lord had finished His discourses. He prepares (chapter 26) to suffer, and to make His last and touching adieus to His disciples, at the table of His last passover on earth, at which He instituted,...
NOW WHEN JESUS WAS IN BETHANY,.... Which was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, John 11:18, or about two miles from it. The time of Christ's death being at hand, he keeps nigh to Jerusalem, where...
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, Ver. 6. _Now when Jesus was in Bethany_] This history of a thing acted before Christ came to Jerusalem, comes in here somewhat out of p...
_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 is not to be thought that he was now a leper, for...
IN BETHANY; this was six days before the passover. John 12:1. The evangelist therefore goes back a little in his narrative....
NOW, WHEN JESUS WAS IN BETHANY, IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER,...
The anointing in Bethany:...
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
6-13 The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The m...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:13"....
Origen Commentary on John Book I It ought not to be forgotten that in such a Gospel as this there is embraced every good deed which was done to Jesus; as, for example, the story of the woman[59] Ori...
Matthew 26:6 And G1161 Jesus G2424 was G1096 (G5637) in G1722 Bethany G963 at G1722 house G3614 Simon...
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 with indications of the activities of the Chief Priests...
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 and Luke's. While seemingly following Mark or his sourc...
‘Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,' It would appear probable that Jesus and His disciples had been invited to Simon's house for a meal. Quite probably Simon had been heal...
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 attention turns back on Jesus and His disciples. They had b...
Matthew 26:6. NOW WHEN JESUS WAS IN BETHANY. On Saturday evening, see note above. IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER. Probably already healed by Jesus, since otherwise he would have been unclean. He mus...
Our Lord had finished His public work as a Teacher; from this point He appears as High Priest. Matthew brings out this most fully: The events narrated in this section, though not given in chronologica...
IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THE LEPER (εν οικια Σιμωνος του λεπρου). Evidently a man who had been healed of his leprosy by Jesus who gave the feast in honour of Jesus. All sorts of fantastic theories have...
Matthew 26:6 The Alabaster Box. Here is a woman probably a poor woman doing an action which excites the indignation of the whole Church. Not a voice is heard in her favour except sublime exception! t...
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 ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat._ Th...
CONTENTS: Authorities plot Christ's death. Jesus annointed by Mary of Bethany. Judas sells Jesus. The last Passover. Lord's supper instituted. Gethsemane experience. Jesus before Caiaphas and Sanhedri...
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,_ because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, pas...
WHILE JESUS WAS AT THE HOUSE. Matthew makes a "flashback" to the Saturday before this, in order to show clearly what Judas did, SIMON THE LEPER. Probably healed by Jesus, and a relative to Mary, Marth...
_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 virtue in the apparently simple act which won so nob...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:1 The Crucified Messiah. Matthew narrates the events leading to Jesus’ death: (1) the Passover and Lord’s Supper and events in Gethsemane (Matthew
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:6 Matthew records this account of Jesus’ anointing at Bethany thematically. John records it chronologically, on Saturday night before Jesus’ triumphal entry (John 12:1)....
A WOMAN ANOINTS JESUS WITH PERFUME MATTHEW 26:6-13; MARK 14:3-9; JOHN 12:1-8; MATTHEW 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Sim
1-26 CHAPTER 26 _And it came to pass, when He had finished_, or _completed_, all that He had spoken in the last chapter concerning, the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world, then He gird...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 26:2. THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER commemorated the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. The ordinances of the first Passover are narrated Exodus 12:1, but some of th...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM. Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the solution of the di...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Matthew 26:1), This is the end of now the Olivet discourse. He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast o...
John 11:1; John 11:2; John 12:1; Mark 11:12; Mark 14:3;...
Mark 14:3....
This woman, St. John says, was Mary, the sister of Lazarus, who, to show her love to Christ, and put honour upon him, took. precious box of ointment, and poured it upon our Saviour's head, according t...