Matthew 26:12
For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
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- 2 Chr 16:14 : 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds [of spices] prepared by the perfumers' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
- Mark 14:8 : 8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
- Mark 16:1 : 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.
- Luke 23:56-24:1 : 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment. 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
- John 12:7 : 7 Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
- John 19:39-40 : 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. 40 So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
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- Mark 14:2-98 verses85%
2for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.
3And 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.
4But there were some that had indignation among themselves, [saying], To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?
5For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
8She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
9And 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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13Verily 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.
- John 12:3-86 verses84%
3Mary 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.
4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith,
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
6Now 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.
7Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
8For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
- Matt 26:6-116 verses82%
6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7there 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.
8But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9For this [ointment] might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
- Luke 7:44-474 verses76%
44And 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.
45Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.
47Wherefore 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.
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2And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
- Luke 7:37-382 verses70%
37And 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, [
38and 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.
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40So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
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46And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
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37For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.
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12And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
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11But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb;
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13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
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4for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.
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16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
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10She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
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31The 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.
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28for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
- Mark 12:43-442 verses67%
43And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:
44for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.
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42There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.
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1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
- Matt 27:59-602 verses67%
59And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
- Matt 26:1-22 verses67%
1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples,
2Ye know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.
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33But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die.
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18and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.
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19And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.