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

⁶ When Jesus came back to Bethany, to the home of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman with an alabaster bottle of very costly perfume came up to Him while He was at table and poured it upon His head. ⁸ When the disciples saw it, they were very indignant, and said, "Why such waste? ⁹ Surely it could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor."

¹⁰ But Jesus, because He understood them, said to them, "Why do you embarrass the woman? She has done a good deed to me, ¹¹ for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. ¹² For in putting this perfume on my body she has done it to prepare me for my burial. ¹³ I solemnly say to you, all over the world wherever this good news is proclaimed, the good deed that she has done will be told, in memory of her."

³ While He was in Bethany, He was a guest in the home of Simon the leper, and as He was sitting at table, a woman came in with an alabaster bottle of pure nard perfume, very costly; she broke the bottle and poured the perfume on His head. ⁴ But some of the guests were indignantly saying to themselves, "Why was such a waste of the perfume made? ⁵ It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor." So they kept on grumbling at her.

⁶ But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you embarrass her? She has done a good deed to me. ⁷ For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me. ⁸ She has done all she could; she has beforehand perfumed my body for my burial. ⁹ I solemnly say to you, all over the world wherever this good news is proclaimed, the deed that she has done will also be told, in memory of her."