Mark 14:3
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.
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- Matt 21:17 : 17 And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.
- Luke 7:37-39 : 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. 39 Now 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.”
- 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.)
- John 12:1-8 : 1 Jesus’ Anointing Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him. 3 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.) 4 But 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.) 7 So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial. 8 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!”
- 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.”
- 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.
- Song 5:5 : 5 I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh– my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock.
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- Matt 26:6-105 verses91%
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.
- John 12:1-77 verses87%
1 Jesus’ Anointing Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he had raised from the dead.
2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.
3 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.)
4 But 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.)
7 So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
- Luke 7:36-394 verses83%
36 Jesus’ Anointing Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.
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.
39 Now 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.”
- Mark 14:4-96 verses83%
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.”
- John 11:1-33 verses79%
1 The 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.)
3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”
- Luke 7:44-474 verses78%
44 Then, 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.
45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but from the time I entered she has not stopped kissing my feet.
46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little.”
- Matt 26:12-132 verses76%
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.”
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2 For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”
- Mark 14:13-142 verses70%
13 He sent two of his disciples and told them,“Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
14 Wherever he enters, tell the owner of the house,‘The Teacher says,“Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’
- Luke 10:38-392 verses68%
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.
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5 He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.
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1 The 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.
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12 The Beloved about Her Lover: While the king was at his banqueting table, my nard gave forth its fragrance.
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14 nard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon with every kind of spice, myrrh and aloes with all the finest spices.
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34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring olive oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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1 Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
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31 Then 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.
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13 They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with olive oil and healed them.
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14 The Lord’s Supper Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him.
- Luke 22:10-112 verses65%
10 He said to them,“Listen, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,
11 and tell the owner of the house,‘The Teacher says to you,“Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’
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11 Raising a Widow’s Son Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
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39 Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.
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43 He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.