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

⁶ And when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him, having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head as He reclined. ⁸ But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste? ⁹ For this ointment might have been sold for very much and given to the poor.

¹⁰ When Jesus understood it, He said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work on Me. ¹¹ For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have Me. ¹² For in putting ointment on My body, she did it for My burial. ¹³ Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be proclaimed in the whole world, that which this woman has done shall be spoken of also, for a memorial of her.

³ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He reclined, a woman came with an alabaster vial of pure, costly ointment of spikenard. And she broke the vial and poured it on His head. ⁴ And some were indignant to themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? ⁵ For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and be given to the poor. And they were incensed with her.

⁶ And Jesus said, Let her alone! Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work towards Me. ⁷ For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you desire you may do them good. But you do not have Me always. ⁸ She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for the burying. ⁹ Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be proclaimed in all the world, this also that she has done will be spoken of for a memorial of her.