John 12:7

Jesus, therefore, said, 'Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

In Context

6and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

8for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

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Cross References

Psalms 109:31For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.

Matthew 26:10And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

Matthew 27:57And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

Mark 15:42And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,

John 19:38And after these things did Joseph of Arimathea — being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews — ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus,

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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