Mark 14:3-9

3And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

4And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

5for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

6But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

7for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

8What she could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.

9And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, what this [woman] has done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.