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Matthew 26:57-75
JESUS WAS TRIED - Apr 13, 2022 -
Matthew 26:31-56
JESUS AT GETHSEMANE - Apr 12, 2022 -
Matthew 26:17-30
THE LAST SUPPER - Apr 11, 2022 -
Matthew 26:57-75
FEAR AND TRUTH - Nov 21, 2021 -
Matthew 26:31-56
THE STRUGGLE TO DO WHAT MUST BE DONE - Nov 20, 2021 -
Matthew 26:17-30
THIS IS MY BODY - Nov 19, 2021 -
Matthew 26:1-16
IN MEMORY OF HER - Nov 18, 2021 -
Matthew 26:17-30
THE BLOOD COVENANT - Jan 01, 2000 -
Matthew 26:31-35
JESUS PREPARES HIS DISCIPLES FOR THE CROSS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Matthew 26:36-46
GETHSEMANE - Jan 01, 2000 -
Matthew 26:47-56
JESUS ARRESTED - Jan 01, 2000 -
Matthew 26:57-68
JESUS BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN - Jan 01, 2000 -
Matthew 26:69-75
PETER'S BETRAYAL - Jan 01, 2000
SHE HAS DONE A BEAUTIFUL THING
Key verse: 10b,13
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The Plot Against Jesus(A)
26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things,(B) he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, the Passover(C) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled(D) in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,(E) 4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(F) 5 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot(G) among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany(H)(I)
6 While Jesus was in Bethany(J) in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you,[a](K) but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.(L) 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(M)
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot(N)—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.(O) 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
Footnotes
- Matthew 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.
Cross references
- Matthew 26:1 : 26:2-5pp — Mk 14:1, 2; Lk 22:1, 2
- Matthew 26:1 : S Mt 7:28
- Matthew 26:2 : S Jn 11:55
- Matthew 26:3 : Ps 2:2
- Matthew 26:3 : ver 57; Lk 3:2; Jn 11:47-53; 18:13, 14, 24, 28; Ac 4:6
- Matthew 26:4 : S Mt 12:14
- Matthew 26:5 : Mt 27:24
- Matthew 26:6 : 26:6-13pp — Mk 14:3-9
- Matthew 26:6 : 26:6-13Ref — Lk 7:37, 38; Jn 12:1-8
- Matthew 26:6 : S Mt 21:17
- Matthew 26:11 : Dt 15:11
- Matthew 26:12 : Jn 19:40
- Matthew 26:14 : 26:14-16pp — Mk 14:10, 11; Lk 22:3-6
- Matthew 26:14 : ver 25, 47; S Mt 10:4
- Matthew 26:15 : Ex 21:32; Zec 11:12
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The Plot to Kill Jesus
26 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 (A)“You know that after two days (B)the Passover is coming, and (C)the Son of Man (D)will be delivered up to be crucified.”
3 (E)Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in (F)the palace of the high priest, whose name was (G)Caiaphas, 4 (H)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast, (I)lest there be an uproar among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 (J)Now when Jesus was at (K)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and (L)given to the poor.” 10 But (M)Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 For (N)you always have the poor with you, but (O)you will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it (P)to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever (Q)this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told (R)in memory of her.”
Judas to Betray Jesus
14 (S)Then one of the twelve, whose name was (T)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they (U)paid him (V)thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity (W)to betray him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 26:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Cross references
- Matthew 26:2 : For ver. 2-5, see Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2
- Matthew 26:2 : See John 6:4
- Matthew 26:2 : ver. 24
- Matthew 26:2 : See ch. 20:18, 19
- Matthew 26:3 : [Ps. 2:2; John 11:47; Acts 4:27]
- Matthew 26:3 : ver. 58, 69; Luke 11:21; John 18:15; [Rev. 11:2]
- Matthew 26:3 : ver. 57; Luke 3:2; John 11:49; 18:13; Acts 4:6
- Matthew 26:4 : John 11:53; See ch. 21:46
- Matthew 26:5 : ch. 27:24
- Matthew 26:6 : For ver. 6-13, see Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39]
- Matthew 26:6 : ch. 21:17; John 11:18
- Matthew 26:9 : [John 13:29]
- Matthew 26:10 : ch. 16:8
- Matthew 26:11 : Deut. 15:11
- Matthew 26:11 : ch. 9:15; See John 7:33
- Matthew 26:12 : John 19:40
- Matthew 26:13 : [ch. 24:14]
- Matthew 26:13 : Acts 10:4
- Matthew 26:14 : For ver. 14-16, see Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30]
- Matthew 26:14 : ch. 10:4; 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4]
- Matthew 26:15 : Zech. 11:12; [Gen. 23:16; Jer. 32:9]
- Matthew 26:15 : ch. 27:3, 9; Ex. 21:32
- Matthew 26:16 : See ch. 20:18, 19
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1. Two days before the Passover (1-5)
The Passover celebrated God's deliverance of his people from slavery in Egypt (Ex 12). The blood of the Passover lamb was sprinkled on the doorposts. Those under the blood were saved when the angel of death passed over Egypt. Jesus came to be the Passover Lamb. He delivers us from slavery to sin and death (Jn 1:29). Evil men plotted Jesus' death. They fulfilled prophecy and condemned themselves.
2. She has done a beautiful thing (6-16)
Jesus was eating dinner in Bethany when a woman came in and poured some very expensive perfume on his head. Perhaps she was Mary of Bethany (Jn 12). Perhaps she was a woman made dirty and useless by her sins, but now made whole and pure by Jesus' love. Jesus' disciples (Judas) did not think about Jesus' love or God's grace (or the poor). They only thought about money (14-16). Jesus accepted this woman's act of love and gratitude and drew her into gospel history.
Prayer: Lord, help me to love Jesus more than anything else, and to share his love with others.
One Word: A beautiful thing