John 12:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷ Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it^[a] so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. ⁸ You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹ When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.