^{3 Ref} And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; `and' she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.

^{4 Ref} But there were some that had indignation among themselves, `saying', To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?

^{5 Ref} For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

^{6 Ref} But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

^{7 Ref} For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.

^{8 Ref} She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

^{9 Ref} And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.