KJV ORIGINAL
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus was hanging out at Simon's house in Bethany, just having dinner, when this woman walked in carrying this gorgeous alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. She cracked it open and poured the whole thing over his head.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes love looks like breaking open what's most precious to you.
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