John 12:3

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Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair.(Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)

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  • John 11:2 : 2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
  • Luke 7:37-38 : 37 Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
  • Luke 7:46 : 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
  • Luke 10:38-39 : 38 Jesus and Martha Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.
  • John 11:28 : 28 And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately,“The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
  • John 11:32 : 32 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  • Ps 132:2 : 2 and how he made a vow to the LORD, and swore an oath to the Powerful One of Jacob.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!
  • Song 1:12 : 12 The Beloved about Her Lover: While the king was at his banqueting table, my nard gave forth its fragrance.
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!
  • Song 4:13-14 : 13 Your shoots are a royal garden full of pomegranates with choice fruits: henna with nard, 14 nard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with every kind of spice, myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.
  • Matt 26:6-9 : 6 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste? 9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!” 10 When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me. 11 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me! 12 When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  • Mark 14:3-9 : 3 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head. 4 But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“Why this waste of expensive ointment? 5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her. 6 But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me. 7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me! 8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial. 9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

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  • Mark 14:2-6
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    2For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”

    3Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.

    4But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“Why this waste of expensive ointment?

    5It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.

    6But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.

  • John 11:1-3
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    1The Death of Lazarus Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

    2(Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

    3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

  • Luke 7:37-39
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    37Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.

    38As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.

    39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

  • Matt 26:6-10
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    82%

    6Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

    7a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

    8When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste?

    9It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”

    10When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.

  • John 12:4-7
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    79%

    4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said,

    5“Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”

    6(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

    7So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.

  • Luke 7:44-47
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    79%

    44Then, turning toward the woman, he said to Simon,“Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

    45You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.

    46You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.

    47Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”

  • Matt 26:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

    13I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

  • Mark 14:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

    9I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

  • John 12:1-2
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    73%

    1Jesus’ Anointing Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he had raised from the dead.

    2So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

  • Luke 10:38-40
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    71%

    38Jesus and Martha Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.

    39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said.

    40But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said,“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me.”

  • John 13:4-6
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    4he got up from the meal, removed his outer clothes, took a towel and tied it around himself.

    5He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.

    6Then he came to Simon Peter. Peter said to him,“Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

  • John 11:29-32
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    69%

    29So when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.

    30(Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.)

    31Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.

    32Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

  • Song 1:12
    69%

    12The Beloved about Her Lover: While the king was at his banqueting table, my nard gave forth its fragrance.

  • John 13:12
    68%

    12So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them,“Do you understand what I have done for you?

  • Mark 16:1
    68%

    1The Resurrection When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.

  • John 11:20
    67%

    20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

  • John 19:39
    67%

    39Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

  • Luke 10:42
    67%

    42but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”

  • John 11:5
    67%

    5(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)

  • Song 4:14
    67%

    14nard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with every kind of spice, myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.

  • Song 1:3
    66%

    3The fragrance of your colognes is delightful; your name is like the finest perfume. No wonder the young women adore you!

  • Prov 7:17
    66%

    17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.