Mat 26:6-13, Mar 14:3-9 | ISV | STEP | A Woman Prepares Jesus’ Body for Burial While Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper,

Matthew 26:6-13

6 A Woman Prepares Jesus’ Body for Burial Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8While Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper,Matt 21:17; Mark 14:3; John 11:1-2; 12:3 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on his head while he sat at the table. 8 But when the disciples saw this they became irritated and said, “Why this waste?John 12:4 9 Surely this perfume could have been sold for a high price and the money ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks the money} given to the destitute.”

10 But knowing this, ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks this} Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? She has done a beautiful thing for me. 11 For you will always have the destitute with you, but you will not always have me.Deut 15:11; Matt 18:20; 28:20; John 12:8; 13:33; 14:19; 17:11 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she was preparing me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Mark 14:3-9

3 A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Body for Burial Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:1-8While Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper and sitting at the table, a woman arrived with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume made from pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume on his head.Matt 26:6; Luke 7:37; John 12:1, 3 4 Some who were there said to one another in irritation, “Why was the perfume wasted like this? 5 This perfume could have been sold for more than 300 denarii ^{▼▼A denarius was the average day's wage for a laborer.} and the money ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks the money} given to the destitute.” So they got extremely angry with her.

6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me. 7 For you will always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.Deut 15:11 8 She has done what she could. She poured perfume on my body in preparation for my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”