John 12:3
Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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Psalms 132:2How he swore unto Jehovah, vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
Song of Solomon 1:3Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
Matthew 26:6But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,
Luke 7:37and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,
Luke 10:38And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, 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 →