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

⁶ While Jesus was staying in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, ⁷ a woman came up to him who had an alabaster vase of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head, as he reclined at table. ⁸ when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, and exclaimed. ⁹ "Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

¹⁰ But when Jesus understood it he said to them. "Why are you annoying the woman? This is a beautiful deed she has done for me; ¹¹ "for the poor you have with you always, but me you will not always have. ¹² "In pouring this perfume on my body, she was preparing me for my burial. ¹³ "In solemn truth I tell you that wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, what she has done shall be told about, as her memorial."

³ And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while he was dining, a woman came with an alabaster vase of very costly, pure spikenard perfume, and, breaking the vase, she poured the perfume on his head. ⁴ Some of those who were present said among themselves indignantly. "Why has the perfume been wasted like this? ⁵ That perfume could have been sold for more than one hundred and fifty dollars, and given to the poor."

⁶ So they began upbraiding her, but Jesus said: "Let her alone. Why are you troubling her? ⁷ She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have. ⁸ She has done what she could. she has before time anointed my body for my burial. ⁹ I tell you in solemn truth that wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, there what she has done shall be told in remembrance of her."