Matthew:26:6-13
wmth@Matthew:26:6 @ Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper,
wmth@Matthew:26:7 @ 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.
wmth@Matthew:26:8 @ »Why such waste?« indignantly exclaimed the disciples;
wmth@Matthew:26:9 @ »for this might have been sold for a considerable sum, and the money given to the poor.«
wmth@Matthew:26:10 @ But Jesus heard it, and said to them, »Why are you vexing her? For she has done a most gracious act towards me.
wmth@Matthew:26:11 @ The poor you always have with you, but me you have not always.
wmth@Matthew:26:12 @ In pouring this ointment over me, her object was to prepare me for burial.
wmth@Matthew:26:13 @ 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.«