Matthew 26:8-17 ASV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:12

For in that she hath poured this ointment ,.... Which was so very precious, and cost so much, upon my body : for being poured on his head, it ran down all over his body. She did it for my burial ; not for the interment of his body, but for the embalming of it, previous to it: the Jews used to embalm their dead, to show their constant respect to the deceased, and their belief of the resurrection; at least not only used to wash them, but anoint them with oil; for so runs one of their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:13

Verily I say unto you ,.... The following words are prefaced in this manner, to excite attention, and command belief: wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached in the whole world . The Syriac version reads it, סברתי , "my Gospel"; and so the Persic version; and has respect chiefly to the doctrine of his death, burial, and resurrection, which this action of the woman had relation to; for though the incarnation of Christ, and all the actions of his life, and whatsoever he did for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:14

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot ,.... Who was provoked and exasperated, to the last degree, by this action of the woman, and Christ's defence of it, and because the ointment was not sold, and the money put into his hand; and being instigated by Satan, who had now entered into him, formed a scheme in his mind to betray his master, and was resolved to put it in execution, whereby he might, in some measure, satisfy both his avarice and revenge; and, as an aggravation of this his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:15

And said unto them ,.... Though the words, "to them", are not in the original text, they are rightly supplied; as they are by the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel; and mean the chief priests to whom Judas went, and to whom he made the following proposal; what will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you ? They did not ask him to do it, he first made the motion; a barbarous and shocking one! to deliver his Lord and Master,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:16

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Luke adds, "in the absence of the multitude", Luke 22:6 ; in the most private manner, when he was alone, and in some solitary place, that no tumult might arise, and that there might be no danger of a rescue: for so he, and the chief priests, had consulted, and settled it, as what would be most prudent and advisable; and therefore, from that time forward, being prompted on by Satan, and the lucre of the money he was to receive, he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:17

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread ,.... There were seven of these days, and this was the first of them, in which the Jews might not eat leavened bread, from the fourteenth, to the twenty first of the month Nisan; in commemoration of their being thrust out of Egypt, in so much haste, that they had not time to leaven the dough, which was in their kneading troughs: wherefore, according to their canons F3 Misn. Pesach. c. 1. sect, 1. Maimon. Chametz Umetzah, c. 2. sect. 3,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:8

His disciples - One of them, viz. Judas. This mode of speaking was common among the Hebrews. So, Matthew 27:44 , the thieves also, i.e. one of them. So, Matthew 28:17 , some doubted, i.e. one, Thomas. See also Genesis 8:4 ; Judges 12:7 ; Nehemiah 6:7 , etc. By a figure called among rhetoricians enallagè , the plural is put for the singular; it is, however, possible that Judas, who made the objection, was followed in the sentiment by the rest of the disciples. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:9

And given to the poor - How often does charity serve as a cloak for covetousness! God is sometimes robbed of his right under the pretense of devoting what is withheld to some charitable purpose, to which there was no intention ever to give it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:10

Why trouble ye the woman? - Or, Why do ye put the woman to pain? See this sense of κοπους παρεχειν , established by Kypke in loco. A generous mind is ever pained when it is denied the opportunity of doing good, or when its proffered kindness is refused. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:11

Ye have the poor always with you - And, consequently, have the opportunity of doing them good at any time; but me ye have not always; my bodily presence is about to be removed from you for ever. The woman, under a presentiment of my death is preparing me for my burial. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:11

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