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What does Matthew 26:6 mean?

"Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,"

— Matthew 26:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

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They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

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But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”

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Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

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a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

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But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

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For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”

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