Matthew 26:6-12

Jesus Anointed at Bethany 6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

7a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. 8When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

9“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11The poor you will always have with you, See Deut. 15:11. but you will not always have me. 12When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.