Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anointing » Of the body
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Ointment » Not sacred
And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head. And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh? For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
Then Mary taking a pound of myrrh of spikenard, estimated very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the myrrh. Then Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one about to betray Him, says: Why was not this myrrh sold for three hundred denaria, and given to the poor?
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Name
being so much greater than the angels, that he has inherited a name so much more excellent than they.
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Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
These are they who have not been defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he may go. They have been redeemed from men, the first fruit unto God and the Lamb.
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For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God: for I espoused you to one husband, to present you a pure virgin to Christ;
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