Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they prepared a supper for Him, and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those who sat at table with Him.

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And Mary, taking a pound of spikenard pure precious myrrh,

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anointed Jesus' feet

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and wiped His feet with her hair;

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and the house was filled with the fragrance of myrrh.

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Then one of His disciples, Judas Simon Iscariot, who wanted to betray Him, said, "Why not sell this ointment for three hundred denarii and distribute it to the poor?" He said this not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief. He had a money drawer with him and carried what was put into it.

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Verily I say unto you, Wherever this gospel shall not be preached in the whole world, it shall be spoken in remembrance thereof...

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And Jesus said, Leave her; she has reserved it for the day of my burial.

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For you always have the poor with you, but not always Me.

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… you always have the poor with you, and when you want, you can do good to them.

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Many of the Jews knew that He was there, and they came not only to see Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead. And the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also, because for his sake many of the Jews came and believed in Jesus.

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On the next day, a multitude of people who had come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was going to Jerusalem, took palm branches and went out to meet Him.