³ And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard: and breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

⁴ Now there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made?

⁵ For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

⁶ But Jesus said: Let her alone, why do you molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

⁷ For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.

⁸ She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body for burial.

⁹ Amen, I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done, shall be told for a memorial of her.

⁶ And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷ There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table.

⁸ And the disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

⁹ For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰ And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

¹¹ For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.

¹² For she in pouring this ointment upon my body, hath done it for my burial.

¹³ Amen I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done, shall be told for a memory of her.

12 Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.

² And they made him a supper there: and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.

³ Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

⁴ Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:

⁵ Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

⁶ Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.

⁷ Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial.

⁸ For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.

⁹ A great multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

¹⁰ But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also:

¹¹ Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away, and believed in Jesus.

11 And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,

² And saith to them: Go into the village that is over against you, and immediately at your coming in thither, you shall find a colt tied, upon which no man yet hath sat: loose him, and bring him.

³ And if any man shall say to you, What are you doing? say ye that the Lord hath need of him: and immediately he will let him come hither.

⁴ And going their way, they found the colt tied before the gate without, in the meeting of two ways: and they loose him.

⁵ And some of them that stood there, said to them: What do you loosing the colt?

⁶ Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them; and they let him go with them.

⁷ And they brought the colt to Jesus; and they lay their garments on him, and he sat upon him.

⁸ And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way.

⁹ And they that went before and they that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹⁰ Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh: Hosanna in the highest.

¹¹ And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

21 And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples,

² Saying to them: Go ye into the village that is over against you, and immediately you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me.

³ And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he will let them go.

⁴ Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

⁵ Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of her that is used to the yoke.

⁶ And the disciples going, did as Jesus commanded them.

⁷ And they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their garments upon them, and made him sit thereon.

⁸ And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees, and strewed them in the way:

⁹ And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

¹⁰ And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this?

¹¹ And the people said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.