John 12:3

Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2They therefore made him a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him.

4Then says one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was about to betray him:

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Cross References

Matthew 26:6And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Luke 7:37And, behold, a woman who was a sinner in the city, learning that he is reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment;

Luke 10:38And it came to pass, as they were going, that he 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 →

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