Matthew:26:6-13

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* Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper , * a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly , sweet-scented ointment , which she poured over His head as He reclined at table . * »Why such waste ?« indignantly exclaimed the disciples ; * »for this might have been sold for a considerable sum , and the money given to the poor .« * But Jesus heard it , and said to them , »Why are you vexing her ? For she has done a most gracious act towards me . * The poor you always have with you , but me you have not always . * In pouring this ointment over me , her object was to prepare me for burial . * In solemn truth I tell you that wherever in the whole world this Good News shall be proclaimed , this deed of hers shall be spoken of in memory of her .«

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