Mark 14:3-5

International Children’s Bible

A Woman with Perfume for Jesus

³ Jesus was in Bethany. He was at dinner in the house of Simon, who had a harmful skin disease. While Jesus was there, a woman came to him. She had an alabaster jar filled with very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. The woman opened the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus’ head.

⁴ Some of those who were there saw this and became angry. They complained to each other, saying, “Why waste that perfume? ⁵ It was worth a full year’s work. It could be sold, and the money could be given to the poor.” They spoke to the woman sharply.