John 12:3
Then Mary took a litra of perfume made of very precious pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus with it, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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4Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, the one who would betray him, said,
Cross References
Psalms 132:2Call to mind how he swore to Yahweh, 1 how he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob. 1
Song of Solomon 1:3Your anointing oils have a delightful fragrance; 1 your name is like flowing perfume, 1 so the young women love you. 1
Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! 1 How much better is your love than wine, 1 and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice. 1
Matthew 26:6Now while Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,
Luke 7:37Behold, there was a woman in the city who was a sinner. When she found out that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.
Luke 10:38Now as they were traveling along, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed 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 →