John 12:3

American Standard Version (1901)

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

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  • John 11:2 : 2 And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
  • Luke 7:37-38 : 37 And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, [ 38 and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
  • Luke 7:46 : 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.
  • Luke 10:38-39 : 38 Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.
  • John 11:28 : 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee.
  • John 11:32 : 32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
  • Ps 132:2 : 2 How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:
  • Song 1:3 : 3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is [as] oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
  • Song 1:12 : 12 While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
  • Song 4:13-14 : 13 Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants, 14 Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
  • Matt 26:6-9 : 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat. 8 But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For this [ointment] might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 10 But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 12 For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
  • Mark 14:3-9 : 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 pure nard very costly; [and] she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. 4 But there were some that had indignation among themselves, [saying], To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? 5 For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. 8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying. 9 And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

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  • Mark 14:2-6
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    2 for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

    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 pure nard very costly; [and] she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.

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

    5 For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

    6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

  • John 11:1-3
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    1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

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

    3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

  • Luke 7:37-39
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    37 And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, [

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

    39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

  • Matt 26:6-10
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    6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7 there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

    8 But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9 For this [ointment] might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

    10 But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

  • John 12:4-7
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    4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith,

    5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?

    6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

    7 Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.

  • Luke 7:44-47
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    44 And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

    45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

    46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.

    47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.

  • Matt 26:12-13
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    12 For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

    13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  • Mark 14:8-9
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    8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.

    9 And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  • John 12:1-2
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    1 Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

    2 So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

  • Luke 10:38-40
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    38 Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

    39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

    40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

  • John 13:4-6
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    4 riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself.

    5 Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

    6 So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

  • John 11:29-32
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    29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him.

    30 (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.)

    31 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there.

    32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

  • Song 1:12
    69%

    12 While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.

  • John 13:12
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    12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

  • Mark 16:1
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    1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

  • John 11:20
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    20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house.

  • John 19:39
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    39 And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

  • Luke 10:42
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    42 but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

  • John 11:5
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    5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

  • Song 4:14
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    14 Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

  • Song 1:3
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    3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is [as] oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

  • Prov 7:17
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    17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

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