John 12:3
Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, he who was about to betray him, saith,
Cross References
Psalms 132:2How he sware to Jehovah, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
Song of Solomon 1:3Because of the savor of thy precious perfumes, (Thy name is like fragrant oil poured forth,) Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 4:10How sweet is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much more precious thy caresses than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices!
Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Luke 7:37And lo! a woman who was in the city, a sinner, learning that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-bottle of ointment,
Luke 10:38And it came to pass, as they journeyed, 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 →