World English Bible
"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."
— Matthew 26:7, World English 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 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. ”
They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.
But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
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.
But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor."
However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.