John 12:1-9

1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the one Jesus had raised from the dead.

2So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him.

3Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure and expensive nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray him), said,

5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

6He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

7Jesus answered, “Leave her alone; she has kept it for the day of my burial.

8For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

9Then a large crowd of the Jews learned he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the one he had raised from the dead.