Mat 26:6-13 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now when Jesus was in Bethany , at the home of Simon the Leper ,

Matthew 26:6-13

The Precious Ointment

6 ^aNow when Jesus was in ^bBethany, at the home of Simon ^{▼▼I.e., a nickname; the man no doubt was cured}the Leper, 7 ^da woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table. 8 But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste? 9 For this perfume could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” 10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed for Me. 11 For you always have ^ethe poor with you; but you do not always have Me. 12 For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it ^fto prepare Me for burial. 13 Truly I say to you, ^gwherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”