4 At the meeting, they planned to set a trap to arrest Jesus and kill him.
5 But they said, “We must not do it during the feast, because the people might cause a riot.”
6 Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon, who had a skin disease.
7 While Jesus was there, a woman approached him with an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She poured this perfume on Jesus’ head while he was eating.
8 His followers were upset when they saw the woman do this. They asked, “Why waste that perfume?
9 It could have been sold for a great deal of money and the money given to the poor.”
10 Knowing what had happened, Jesus said, “Why are you troubling this woman? She did an excellent thing for me.