Matthew 26:10
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Cross-reference
Mark 14:6
Parallel
Mark 14:6 gives Jesus' identical response—'Leave her alone, she has done a beautiful thing'—confirming the parallel account.
Luke 7:44–50
Parallel
In Luke 7:44-50, another woman anoints Jesus, and He similarly defends her devotion — a parallel narrative of costly love and forgiveness.
John 12:7
Parallel
John 12:7 reveals the anointing prepares Jesus for burial — deepening the 'beautiful thing' Jesus defends in Matthew 26:10.