John 12:3
Mary therefore, after taking a pound of ointment of very costly genuine spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled of the aroma of the ointment.
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Psalms 132:2how he swore to LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
Song of Solomon 1:3Thine oils have a good fragrance. Thy name is oil poured forth. Therefore the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine, and the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus happened to be in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Luke 7:37And behold, a woman in the city who was sinful. And when she knew that he sat in the Pharisee's house, having brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,
Luke 10:38And it came to pass as they went, he also entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Matthew Henry on John 12:2-12
Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →