4. But Judas Iscariot didn't like what Mary did. He was one of Jesus' disciples. Later he was going to hand Jesus over to his enemies. Judas said,
5. "Why wasn't this perfume sold? Why wasn't the money given to poor people? It was worth a year's pay."
6. He didn't say this because he cared about the poor. He said it because he was a thief. Judas was in charge of the money bag. He used to help himself to what was in it.
7. "Leave her alone," Jesus replied. "The perfume was meant for the day I am buried.
8. You will always have the poor among you. But you won't always have me."