26:11 {5} For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
(5) Christ, who was once anointed in his own person, must always be anointed in the poor.
26:11 Ye have the poor always. Always opportunities to do good to them, but what was done for Christ in the flesh must be done at once.
26:11 Ye have the poor always with you - Such is the wise and gracious providence of God, that we may have always opportunities of relieving their wants, and so laying up for ourselves treasures in heaven.
26:6-13 The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests his acceptance. This act of faith and love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's faith and love, to all future ages, and in all places where the gospel should be preached. This prophecy is fulfilled.
