Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Mark 14
² for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."
³ While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.
⁴ But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?
⁵ For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.
⁶ But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.
⁷ For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
⁸ She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
⁹ Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."
¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.
¹¹ They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
¹² On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"