Matthew 26:6–13 — Yeshua is anointed with lotion

OET-RV by section MAT 26:6

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26:6 Yeshua is anointed with lotion

(Mark 14:3-9; Yhn 12:1-8)

6 Meanwhile, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) arrived in Beyt-Ania (Bethany) at Shim’on’s (Simon’s) house—the Shim’on who’d previously had leprosy. 7 A woman inside the house came up to him carrying a carved alabaster flask of very expensive lotion, which she poured over his head while he was sitting down,[ref] 8 but some of his apprentices were upset when they saw this, and complained, “Why all this waste? 9 That could have been sold to raise a lot of money to give to poor people.”

10 But Yeshua knew what they were saying, and responded, “Why are you apprentices causing problems for this woman? After all, she did something beautiful for me. 11 You’ll always have poor people around,[ref] but you won’t always have me here. 12 In a sense, this woman put this lotion on my body as a burial spice. 13 I can assure you apprentices that wherever the good message about me is retold anywhere in the world, this woman and what she did will also be mentioned as a reminder of her.”