What does Matthew 26:6 mean?

Matthew 26:6 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Matthew 26:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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