Matthew - 26:7 Meaning
“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
26:6-13 The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests his acceptance. This act of faith and love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's faith and love, to all future ages, and in all places where the gospel should be preached. This prophecy is fulfilled.
“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;”