Matthew 26:7

26:7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar ¹  of expensive perfumed oil, ²  and she poured it on his head as he was at the table. ³ 

Matthew 9:10

9:10 As ⁴  Jesus ⁵  was having a meal ⁶  in Matthew’s ⁷  house, many tax collectors ⁸  and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

¹ sn A jar made of alabaster stone was normally used for very precious substances like perfumes. It normally had a long neck which was sealed and had to be broken off so the contents could be used.

² tn Μύρον (muron) was usually made of myrrh (from which the English word is derived) but here it is used in the sense of ointment or perfumed oil (L&N 6.205).

³ tn Grk “as he was reclining at table.”

⁴ tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “was reclining at table.”

⁷ tn Grk “in the house.” The Greek article is used here in a context that implies possession, and the referent of the implied possessive pronoun (Matthew) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.