John 12:4

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

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then Mary took a pound of expensive ointment made of pure nard, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

5“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

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Cross References

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

John 6:70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”

John 13:26Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then he dipped the morsel and 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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