5. “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
6. While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
7. a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.