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Matthew 26:7

Context
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 1:18

Context
The Birth of Jesus Christ

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, 4  she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

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[26:7]  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.

[26:7]  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).

[26:7]  3 tn Grk “as he was reclining at table.”

[1:18]  4 tn The connotation of the Greek is “before they came together in marital and domestic union” (so BDAG 970 s.v. συνέρχομαι 3).



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