John 12:3

And Mary taking a pound of ointment of spikenard of great value, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

2Therefore they made Him a supper there, and Martha waited at table, but Lazarus was one of them that sat down with Him.

4Therefore said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, who was about to betray Him,

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Cross References

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

Luke 7:37And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house,

Luke 10:38And as they were journeying, He entered into a certain village; and a 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 →

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