The Christines attend a feast in Simon’s house. Mary anoints the master with a costly balm, and Judas and others rebuked her for profligacy. Jesus defends her. The rulers of the Jews employ Ananias to arrest Jesus. Ananias bribes Judas to aid him.
Bar-Simon, who was once a leper and was cleansed by Jesus by the sacred Word, abode in Bethany.
2 In honor of the Christine Lord he gave a feast, and Lazarus was among the guests, and Ruth and Martha served.
3 And as the guests reclined about the table, Mary took a cruse of rich perfume and poured it out on Jesus’ head and feet.
4 And then she knelt and with her hair she wiped his feet; the odor of the rich perfume filled all the room.
5 Now, Judas, always looking at the selfish side of life, exclaimed, For shame! why did you waste that costly perfume thus?
6 We might have sold it for three hundred pence, and had the money to supply our wants and feed the poor.
7 (Now, Judas was the treasurer, and carried all the money of the Christine band.)
8 And others said, Why, Mary, what a profligate you are! you should not throw such wealth away.
9 But Jesus said, You men, be still; let her alone; you know not what you say.