Matthew 26:6-13 - Jesus' Anointing At Bethany

⁶ And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman having an alabaster box of myrrh, very valuable, came to Him and poured it on His head, while sitting at the table. ⁸ And His disciples, seeing, were indignant, saying, For what was this waste? ⁹ For this was able to be sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ And Jesus knowing, said to them, Why do you give the woman trouble? because she hath wrought a beautiful work in me. ¹¹ For you have the poor with you always; but you have not me always. ¹² For she pouring this myrrh on my body, did it in order to my burial. ¹³ Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.

³ And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head. ⁴ And there were certain ones indulging in indignation among themselves (and saying), For what was this loss of the myrrh? ⁵ For this myrrh was able to be sold for more than three hundred denaria, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

⁶ And Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you give her trouble? she hath wrought a beautiful work in me. ⁷ For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always. ⁸ She did what she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body for the burial. ⁹ Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel may be preached in all the world, that which she did shall indeed be spoken of for a memorial of her.