5 But they said, “We must not do it during the feast. The people might cause a riot.”
6 Jesus was in Bethany. He was at the house of Simon, who had a harmful skin disease.
7 While Jesus was there, a woman came to him. She had an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured this perfume on Jesus’ head while he was eating.
8 His followers saw the woman do this and were upset. They asked, “Why waste that perfume?
9 It could be sold for a great deal of money, and the money could be given to the poor.”
10 But Jesus knew what happened. He said, “Why are you troubling this woman? She did a very beautiful thing for me.
11 You will always have the poor with you. But you will not always have me.