NET Bible
"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."
— Matthew 26:7, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
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.
When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste?
It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”
When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.