Mark 14:3-5

Contemporary English Version

At Bethany

(Matthew 26.6-13; John 12.1-8)

^3 (A) Jesus was eating in Bethany at the home of Simon, who once had leprosy,^[a] when a woman came in with a very expensive bottle of sweet-smelling perfume.^[b] After breaking it open, she poured the perfume on Jesus' head. ⁴ This made some of the guests angry, and they complained, “Why such a waste? ⁵ We could have sold this perfume for more than 300 silver coins and given the money to the poor!” So they started saying cruel things to the woman.