1 Six days before Passover Jesus went back to Bethany, where he had raised Lazarus from death.
2 A meal had been prepared for Jesus. Martha was doing the serving, and Lazarus himself was there.
3 Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. She wiped them with her hair, and the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house.
4 A disciple named Judas Iscariot was there. He was the one who was going to betray Jesus, and he asked,
5 “Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 silver coins and the money given to the poor?”