4. But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?
5. For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6. But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7. For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
8. She hath done what she could: she hath anointed my body aforehand for the burying.
9. And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10. And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them.
11. And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.
12. And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready that thou mayest eat the passover?