John 12:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

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  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
  • Zech 3:2 : 2 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: `Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?'
  • Matt 26:10 : 10 And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;
  • Matt 26:12 : 12 for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did `it'.
  • Matt 27:57-60 : 57 And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus, 58 he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back. 59 And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen, 60 and laid it in his new tomb, that he hewed in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away;
  • Mark 14:6 : 6 And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;
  • Mark 15:42-47 : 42 And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead, 45 and having known `it' from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 And he, having brought fine linen, and having taken him down, wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre that had been hewn out of a rock, and he rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre, 47 and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.
  • Luke 23:50 : 50 And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,
  • John 19:38-42 : 38 And after these things did Joseph of Arimathea -- being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed, through the fear of the Jews -- ask of Pilate, that he may take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave leave; he came, therefore, and took away the body of Jesus, 39 and Nicodemus also came -- who came unto Jesus by night at the first -- bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, as it were, a hundred pounds. 40 They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial; 41 and there was in the place where he was crucified a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one was yet laid; 42 there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

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  • Mark 14:2-9
    8 verses
    86%

    2and they said, `Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

    3And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

    4and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?

    5for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

    6And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

    7for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

    8what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming.

    9Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

  • Matt 26:7-13
    7 verses
    84%

    7there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

    8And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste?

    9for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

    10And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

    11for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always;

    12for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did `it'.

    13Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this `one' did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

  • John 12:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

    6and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

  • John 12:8
    78%

    8for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

  • John 12:3
    74%

    3Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.

  • Luke 7:37-39
    3 verses
    73%

    37and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

    38and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

    39And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind `is' the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

  • Luke 7:44-46
    3 verses
    72%

    44And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

    45a kiss to me thou didst not give, but this woman, from what `time' I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

    46with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

  • Luke 10:42
    71%

    42but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

  • John 11:2
    71%

    2and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

  • Mark 12:41-44
    4 verses
    71%

    41And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

    42and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

    43And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

    44for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.'

  • Luke 21:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3and he said, `Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;

    4for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'

  • Luke 7:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

    13And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, `Be not weeping;'

  • John 20:15
    70%

    15Jesus saith to her, `Woman, why dost thou weep? whom dost thou seek;' she, supposing that he is the gardener, saith to him, `Sir, if thou didst carry him away, tell me where thou didst lay him, and I will take him away;'

  • John 11:31
    70%

    31the Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, having seen Mary that she rose up quickly and went forth, followed her, saying -- `She doth go away to the tomb, that she may weep there.'

  • Luke 10:40
    69%

    40and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

  • John 13:29
    69%

    29for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

  • Luke 8:52
    69%

    52and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, `Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

  • John 11:17
    69%

    17Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

  • John 20:13
    69%

    13And they say to her, `Woman, why dost thou weep?' she saith to them, `Because they took away my Lord, and I have not known where they laid him;'

  • Mark 15:47
    69%

    47and Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of Joses, were beholding where he is laid.

  • John 11:33-35
    3 verses
    69%

    33Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, did groan in the spirit, and troubled himself, and he said,

    34`Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, `Sir, come and see;'

    35Jesus wept.

  • John 2:4
    68%

    4Jesus saith to her, `What -- to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'

  • John 11:39
    68%

    39Jesus saith, `Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, `Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

  • John 19:42
    68%

    42there, therefore, because of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was nigh, they laid Jesus.

  • John 20:11
    68%

    11and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting,