John 12:3

So Mary took a pound of choice spikenard perfume of great value, and anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and then wiped them with her hair. The whole house was filled with the scent of the perfume.

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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

2There a supper was given in his honor at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.

4One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Jesus, asked,

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Cross References

Psalms 132:2the oath that he swore to the Lord, and his vow to the Strong One of Jacob,

Matthew 26:6After Jesus had reached Bethany, and while he was in the house of Simon the leper,

Luke 7:37Just then a woman, who was an outcast in the town, having heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of perfume,

Luke 10:38As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to 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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