Catholic Public Domain Version
"a woman drew near to him, holding an alabaster box of precious ointment, and she poured it over his head while he was reclining at table. "
— Matthew 26:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. ”
“there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat. ”
“a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.”
“a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.”
“There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.”
“There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.”
“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. ”
And they took counsel so that by deceitfulness they might take hold of Jesus and kill him.
But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people.”
And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,
a woman drew near to him, holding an alabaster box of precious ointment, and she poured it over his head while he was reclining at table.
But the disciples, seeing this, were indignant, saying: “What is the purpose of this waste?
For this could have been sold for a great deal, so as to be given to the poor.”
But Jesus, knowing this, said to them: “Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a good deed to me.