John 12:4

Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:28Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why earnest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle.

Matthew 10:4Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

John 6:70And we have believed and have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

John 13:26Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

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 →

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