Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
This waste (h apwleia auth). Dead loss (apwleia) they considered it, nothing but sentimental aroma. It was a cruel shock to Mary of Bethany to hear this comment. Matthew does not tell as John does (John 12:4) that it was Judas who made the point which the rest endorsed. Mark explains that they mentioned "three hundred pence," while Matthew (Matthew 26:9) only says "for much" (pollou).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 26:8:
Mark 10:14
Mark 14:3
Luke 7:37
John 12:2
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