John 12:1-8 - Jesus Is Anointed At Bethany

¹ Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² There they made him a supper; and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. ³ Then Mary took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁴ But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, said, ⁵ "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" ⁶ This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief; and as he had the money box, he used to take what was put into it.

⁷ Jesus said, "Let her alone, she has kept this for the day of my burial. ⁸ The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."