Then Mary took two cups of pure nard, an expensive perfume, and poured it on Jesus’ feet. She wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the sweet smell of the perfume.
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and she saw him, she knelt down in front of him. “Lord,” she said, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
After she said this, she went back home and called her sister Mary aside to speak with her. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and he’s asking for you.”