...me clean. And 3 raise the dead, cast out devils : freely ye have received, freely give. Mal. x. 8. (Jena') head us he sat at meat. Mat. xxvi. 8. The priest shall look upon " it" (" the kprosy"), and...

...for this Lamb to be a sacrifice. 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box...ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at meat. This woman St. John says was Mary, I he sister of Lazarus, who, to show her love to Christ, and put...

...havng an alahaster.hox of very precious oinnnent, and poured it on his head a« lie sat at meat. 9 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste ? 9 For this oinnnent might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 10 When Jesus understood...

...of this substance. Alabaster is mentioned only in Matt, xxvi, 6, 7, and the parallel passages: ' Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the...precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat.' Mark adds, 'she brake the box,' which circumstance has given rise to some discussion. Ur. A. Clarke...

...is, Simon who had been a leper ; whereas in the narrative of John, Martha is repre3 ST. MATTHEW. 7 [ . scnted as " serving," from which it has been concluded that the entertainment was made for him in the...

...Matt. xxvi. 6, 7, and the parallel passages: ' Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon ihe leper, there came unto him a woman having an alabaster...precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat.' Mark adds, ' she brake the box,' which circumstance has given rise to some discussion. Dr. A. Clarke...

...be an uproar among the people. 6 H Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon die leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box...precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at rne.at. 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste...

...his neglect or abuse has reduced to the mere semblance of a possession. CHAPTER XXVI. Ver. 7. Tfiere came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, &c.] It was so much the custom in the East to anoint the head with perfumed oil, especially on occasions...

...literally bestowed upon Him ? MARY. I don't remember. MAMA. What, Mary ! Not your own namesake, who " took an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at meat !" MARY. Oh! yes, Mama; it was wrong in me to forget it. MAMA. So it was, my dear; for what does Christ...

...an uproar among the people, 6 51 "Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 er shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding together ; the one shall be t 1 Mark 11. 1. Luke 98. 1. John 13. I. »Juho 11.47. 3M-.uk 14 3. John 11.1. GG CHAP. XXVI.] [A D. 33....