12:1 逾越節前六日，耶穌來到伯大尼，就是他叫拉撒路從死裡復活之處。
12:2 有人在那裡給耶穌預備筵席；馬大伺候，拉撒路也在那同耶穌坐席的人中。
12:3 馬利亞就拿著一斤極貴的真哪噠香膏，抹耶穌的腳，又用自己頭髮去擦，屋裡就滿了膏的香氣。
12:4 有一個門徒，就是那將要賣耶穌的加略人猶大，
12:5 說：「這香膏為甚麼不賣三十兩銀子賙濟窮人呢？」
12:6 他說這話，並不是掛念窮人，乃因他是個賊，又帶著錢囊，常取其中所存的。
12:7 耶穌說：「由她吧！她是為我安葬之日存留的。
12:8 因為常有窮人和你們同在，只是你們不常有我。」
12:9 有許多猶太人知道耶穌在那裡，就來了，不但是為耶穌的緣故，也是要看他從死裡所復活的拉撒路。
12:10 但祭司長商議連拉撒路也要殺了；
12:11 因有好些猶太人為拉撒路的緣故，回去信了耶穌。
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[b]” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you,[c] but you will not always have me.”
9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.
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馬利亞用香膏抹主耶穌的腳，又用自己頭髮去擦，屋裡就滿了膏的香氣。她這樣做是為了感謝主耶穌，叫拉撒路從死裡復活。並且從這段記載，可以知道拉撒路從死裡復活和她們生活有一段時間了！
然而這樣美好的行動竟然也會引起非議，有一個門徒，就是那將要賣耶穌的加略人猶大，說：「這香膏為甚麼不賣三十兩銀子賙濟窮人呢？」
他說這話，並不是掛念窮人，乃因他是個賊，又帶著錢囊，常取其中所存的。
主耶穌說：「由她吧！她是為我安葬之日存留的。因為常有窮人和你們同在，只是你們不常有我。」
這也就是告訴我們，為主耶穌做的，花在大的代價都是值得的，因為主耶穌就是基督，就是永生的上帝！祂為了拯救我們出死入生，付上極大的代價，我們花在大的代價回報，也是無法匹配的！
有許多人只看重人的需要，讓人覺得很有愛心。但是，人生的目的並非如此，我們若依據《韋斯敏斯德小要理問答 》可知：
問1：人的主要目的是什麼？
答：人的主要目的就是榮耀上帝，永遠以祂為樂。
這也是說，我們一生的努力，是要和上帝有正確的關係，而不是得名或得利。
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