^{3 Ref} While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-- very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

^{4 Ref} But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?

^{5 Ref} For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii,{300 denarii was about a years wages for an agricultural laborer.} and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.

^{6 Ref} But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

^{7 Ref} For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

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