Matthew 26:6-13
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Mary of Bethany Puts Special Perfume on Jesus (A)
6 Jesus was in the town of Bethany in the house of Simon. Simon had a very bad skin disease. 7 A woman came with a jar of perfume. She had given much money for this. As Jesus ate, she poured the perfume on His head. 8 When the followers saw it, they were angry. They said, “Why was this wasted? 9 This perfume could have been sold for much money and given to poor people.”
10 Jesus knew what they were saying. He said to them, “Why are you giving this woman trouble? She has done a good thing to Me. 11 You will have poor people with you all the time. But you will not have Me with you all the time. 12 She put this perfume on My body to make it ready for the grave. 13 For sure, I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in all the world, this woman will be remembered for what she has done.”
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Mark 14:3-9
New Life Version
Mary of Bethany Puts Special Perfume on Jesus (A)
3 Jesus was in the town of Bethany eating in the house of Simon. Simon was a man with a very bad skin disease. A woman came with a jar of special perfume. She had given much money for this. She broke the jar and poured the special perfume on the head of Jesus. 4 Some of them were angry. They said, “Why was this special perfume wasted? 5 This perfume could have been sold for much money and given to poor people.” They spoke against her.
6 Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why are you giving her trouble? She has done a good thing to Me. 7 You will have poor people with you all the time. Whenever you want, you can do something good for them. You will not have Me all the time. 8 She did what she could. She put this perfume on My body to make Me ready for the grave. 9 For sure, I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in all the world, this woman will be remembered for what she has done.”
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