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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 6:17
Description: Thursday, 9 January 2025
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, Matthew 6:17
“And you, fasting, you anoint your head, and your face - you wash” (CG).
Jesus just stated words concerning how the hypocrites fast, noting that in their hypocrisy, they have received their reward. Now, instructing His disciples on how fasting should be conducted, He says, “And you, fasting, you anoint.”
The word aleipho, to anoint, is introduced. Of it, HELPS Word Studies says, “Anointing ... usually applied olive oil on the face, to refresh...