Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Jesus Is Anointed With Oil In Preparation For His Burial

⁶ Now Jesus having come-to-be in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him having an alabaster-jar of very-expensive perfume^[a]. And she poured it down upon His head while He was reclining-back [to eat]. ⁸ But having seen it, the disciples were indignant, saying, “For what purpose is this waste? ⁹ For this could have been sold for much and given to poor ones”. ¹⁰ But having known it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing troubles for the woman? For she worked a good work^[b] for^[c] Me. ¹¹ For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me. ¹² For this one having put this perfume on My body did it so as to^[d] prepare Me for burial. ¹³ Truly I say to you, wherever this good-news is proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did will also be spoken for a memorial of her”.