Matthew 26:10
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
KJV
γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί; ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν ἠργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ.
Greek NT
Sciens autem Jesus, ait illis : Quid molesti estis huic mulieri ? opus enim bonum operata est in me.
Vulgate
But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
ASV
And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καλός
kalos
adjective · 100×
κόπος
kopos
noun · 18×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παρέχω
parecho
verb · 16×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
verb · 41×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Tim 3:1 — This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
- 1Tim 5:10 — Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed
- 2Cor 9:8 — And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
- 2Thess 2:17 — Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
- 2Tim 2:21 — If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
- Col 1:10 — That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
- Eph 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
- Gal 1:7 — Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
- Gal 5:12 — I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
- Gal 6:17 — From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
- Heb 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Job 13:7 — Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
- John 12:7 — Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
- Luke 7:44 — And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the
- Mark 14:6 — And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
- Mark 14:6 — And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
- Neh 2:18 — Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this g
- Titus 1:16 — They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
- Titus 2:14 — Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Titus 3:1 — Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
- Titus 3:8 — This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto
- Titus 3:14 — And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.