Mark 14:3

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

In Context

2for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

4But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:13Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants,

Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

John 11:2And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:2-12

Christ Anointed at Bethany; Judas Engages to Betray Christ. 1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.… Read the whole commentary →

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