Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial.
For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
And the Lord said to the accuser, “The Lord rebuke you, O accuser! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?”
But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for me.
By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for burial.
But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me.
Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph who, though a member of the council,