Key Verse Spotlight
John 11:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“(It was {that} Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)”
John 11:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now a certain {man} was sick, {named} Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
(It was {that} Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
When Jesus heard {that}, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
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