John 12:3
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, which should betray him, saith,
Cross References
Psalms 132:2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
Song of Solomon 1:3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices!
Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Luke 7:37And behold, a woman which was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,
Luke 10:38Now as they went on their way, 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 →