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John 12:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. "

John 12:3

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1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

2 So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

3 Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

4 Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,

5 “Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

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John 11:2

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"It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick."

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Mark 14:3

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"While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head."

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Mark 16:1

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"When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him."

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Luke 7:38

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"Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment."

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Luke 7:46

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"You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment."

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John 13:5

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"Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him."

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John 12:1

"Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead."

John 12:2

"So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him."

John 12:4

"Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,"

John 12:5

"“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”"

John 12:6

"Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it."

John 12:7

"But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial."

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