Bible Verses About Anointing: Symbolic, of Jesus

There came vnto him a woman, which had a boxe of very costly oyntment, and powred it on his head, as he sate at the table.

And when his disciples sawe it, they had indignation, saying, What needed this waste?

For this oyntment might haue bene solde for much, and bene giuen to the poore.

And Iesus knowing it, sayde vnto them, Why trouble yee the woman? for shee hath wrought a good woorke vpon me.

For yee haue the poore alwayes with you, but me shall yee not haue alwaies.

For in that shee powred this oyntment on my bodie, shee did it to burie me.

Then tooke Mary a pound of oyntment of Spikenarde very costly, and anoynted Iesus feete, and wiped his feete with her heare, and the house was filled with the sauour of the oyntment.

Then said one of his disciples, euen Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne, which should betray him:

Why was not this oyntment sold for three hundreth pence, and giuen to the poore?

Nowe he said this, not that he cared for the poore, but because hee was a theefe, and had the bagge, and bare that which was giuen.

Then said Iesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying she kept it.