Mark 14:3-9

Darby Translation

³ And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

⁴ And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

⁵ for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

⁶ But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

⁷ for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

⁸ What *she* could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.

⁹ And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.