There came a woman - Probably Mary, the sister of Lazarus, for it is highly probable, as Dr. At least, it is not to be thought that he was now a leper, for in that case he would not have been suffered to live in a town, nor would any Jew have come to an entertainment in his house. When Jesus was in the house of Simon the leper - That is, who had been a leper, but, as seems highly probable, had been healed by Jesus. Luke, who may either not have heard it from his informants, or, if he had heard it, may have passed it over as having already recorded a fact of like character ( Luke 7:37-40).īenson Commentary Matthew 26:6-13. The incident that follows is narrated by all the Evangelists except St. John ( John 12:2) that Lazarus was there, and that Martha, true to her character, was busy “serving.” The Twelve were also there, and probably many others. It is not likely, had he been a leper at the time, that men would have gathered to a feast at his house, and it is natural to infer that our Lord had healed him, but that the name still adhered to him to distinguish him from other Simons.
In the house of Simon the leper.-Of the man so described we know nothing beyond the fact thus mentioned. It was, therefore, a feast such as Jews were wont to hold at the close of the Sabbath. John fixes it ( John 12:1) at six days before the Passover, i.e., on the evening that preceded the entry into Jerusalem. John’s record) with the act of the Traitor. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Now when Jesus was in Bethany.-The narrative is given out of its proper order on account of its connection (as indicated in St.
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