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

⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon who had been a leper, ⁷ there came to him a woman with an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, while he was at table. ⁸ one of his disciples seeing this, with indignation said, to what purpose is this waste? ⁹ for this could have been sold for a great price, which might have been given to the poor.

¹⁰ Jesus perceiving this, said to them, why do you trouble the woman? for what she has done is out of regard to me. ¹¹ ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. ¹² for her pouring this ointment on my body, is preparative to my burial. ¹³ I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world, this part of the gospel-history shall be related, what this woman has now done shall be there mentioned to her praise.

³ now being at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, while he was at table, there came a woman with a viol full of the perfume of spikenard, which was very costly; and she opened the viol, and poured it upon his head. ⁴ but some had a secret indignation, and said, why must the perfume be so wasted? ⁵ for we could have sold it for above two hundred denarys, and given them to the poor: and they inveighed against her.

⁶ but Jesus said, let her alone, why do you disquiet her? it is commendable, what she has done out of respect to me. ⁷ the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have. ⁸ she has done what she could: she has perfum'd my body previously to my burial. ⁹ I declare unto you, in whatever quarter of the world this part of the gospel-history shall be related, this action of hers shall be mention'd to her praise.