Matthew 26:8 — Meaning and Application

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat {at meat}.

But when his disciples saw {it}, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose {is} this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

When Jesus understood {it}, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.