John 11:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

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  • John 12:3 : 3 Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.
  • Mark 14:3 : 3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.
  • Luke 7:37-38 : 37 And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume, 38 And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.
  • Matt 26:6-7 : 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

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  • 1Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

  • John 12:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead.

    2So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.

    3Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

  • John 11:3-6
    4 verses
    81%

    3So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.

    4When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.

    5Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

    6So when the news came to him that Lazarus was ill, he did not go from the place where he was for two days.

  • Mark 14:3-6
    4 verses
    79%

    3And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

    4But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?

    5We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

    6But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

  • Luke 7:37-39
    3 verses
    79%

    37And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

    38And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

    39Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

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    38Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

    39And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

    40But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

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    28And having said this, she went away and said secretly to her sister Mary, The Master is here and has sent for you.

    29And Mary, hearing this, got up quickly and went to him.

    30Now Jesus had not at this time come into the town, but was still in the place where Martha had seen him.

    31Then the Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary get up quickly and go out, went after her in the belief that she was going to the place of the dead and would be weeping there.

    32When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

    33And when Jesus saw her weeping, and saw the Jews weeping who came with her, his spirit was moved and he was troubled,

  • Luke 7:44-46
    3 verses
    76%

    44And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

    45You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

    46You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.

  • Matt 26:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

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    17Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

    18Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about two miles away;

    19And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

    20When Martha had the news that Jesus was on the way, she went out to him, but Mary did not go from the house.

    21Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

  • Mark 14:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

    9And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

  • 12For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.

  • Matt 26:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

    10But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

  • 7Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

  • 39Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said, Lord, by this time the body will be smelling, for he has been dead four days.

  • 23Jesus said to her, Your brother will come to life again.

  • 5Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

  • 47And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

  • 11These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

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    43Then he said in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!

    44And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

  • 17Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it.

  • 42Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

  • 1And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.