Matthew 26:6–13 · BSB
26:6
While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
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a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.
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When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
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This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”
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Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
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The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.
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By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
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Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
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