In Context

2 For they said, |Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people.|

3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, |Why has this ointment been wasted?

5 For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.| They grumbled against her.

6 But Jesus said, |Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

Mark 14:5 in Other Translations