And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.