New Revised Standard Version
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

Contemporary English Version
A woman came in with a bottle of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' head.

New American Bible
a woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of costly perfumed oil, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table.

Douay-Rheims Bible
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

came.

John 12:2,3 And they made him a supper there: and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him. . . .

very.

Exodus 30:23-33 Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much; that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty, . . .

Psalm 133:2 Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:

Ecclesiastes 9:8 At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

Songs 1:3 Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the rightous love thee.

Isaiah 57:9 And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell.

Luke 7:37,38,46 And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. . . .