So, Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep [the rest of] it for [use on] the day of my burial.
But Jesus was aware [of what they were up to], so said, “Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.
For in the act of pouring this perfume on my body she was preparing it for my burial.
But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.
And just then [there appeared] a member of the [Jewish] Council named Joseph from the city of Arimathea. He was a good man who tried to do what was right,