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But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,
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“That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”
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Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.
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Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
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You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”
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When all the people heard of Jesus’ arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.
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Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,
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for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them and believed in Jesus.
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The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors
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took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD ! Hail to the King of Israel!”
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Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: