What she did was to pour this perfume on my body to get me ready for burial.
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.
She did what she could; she poured perfume on my body to prepare it ahead of time for burial.
Then they went back home and prepared the spices and perfumes for the body. On the Sabbath they rested, as the Law commanded.
After the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint the body of Jesus.
and was buried in the rock tomb which he had carved out for himself in David's City. They used spices and perfumed oils to prepare his body for burial, and they built a huge bonfire to mourn his death.
Then Joseph gave orders to embalm his father's body.