Verse 3

Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Da tok Maria en rome av kostbar nardusolje, og salvet Jesu føtter og tørket hans føtter med sitt hår, og huset ble fylt med dungen av oljen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Da tok Maria en flaske med ren og svært kostbar nardus, og salvet Jesu føtter. Hun tørket dem med håret sitt, og huset ble fylt med duften av salven.

• Norsk King James

  Så tok Maria et pund med kostbar nardusolje og salvet føttene til Jesus, og tørket føttene med sitt hår; og huset ble fylt med duften av oljen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Maria tok da et pund av ekte, dyrebar nardusolje, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Huset ble fylt med duften av oljen.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Da tok Maria en pund ekte, kostbar nardusolje, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Og huset ble fylt med duften av oljen.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Maria tok da et pund ekte, kostbar nardussalve og salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Huset ble fylt med duften av salven.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Maria tok da et pund kostbar nardussalve, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Hele huset ble fylt av duften fra salven.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så tok Maria et pund kostbar nardolje og salvet Jesu føtter, tørket dem med håret sitt, og huset ble fylt med duften av oljen.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da tok Maria et pund ekte, meget kostbar nardussalve, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket føttene hans med håret sitt; og huset ble fylt av salvens duft.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da tok Maria et pund ekte, meget kostbar nardussalve, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket føttene hans med håret sitt; og huset ble fylt av salvens duft.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Maria tok da en pund ekte, svært kostbar nardusolje og salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Huset ble fylt av duften fra oljen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Mary took a pound of pure, expensive nard perfume, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Maria tok da en hel liter ekte, meget kostbar nardussalve og smurte Jesu føtter. Hun tørket føttene hans med håret sitt, og huset ble fylt av duften av salven.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tog Maria et Pund af uforfalsket meget kostelig Nardussalve, og salvede Jesu Fødder og tørrede hans Fødder med sit Haar; men Huset blev fuldt af Salvens Lugt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Maria tok da et pund med ekte, kostbar nardusparfyme og salvet Jesu føtter, og tørket dem med sitt hår. Hele huset ble fylt med duften av parfymen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Maria tok da et pund salve av ekte og kostbar nardus og salvet Jesu føtter. Hun tørket føttene hans med sitt hår, og huset ble fylt av duften av salven.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da tok Maria en flaske med kostbar nardussalve, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med håret sitt. Huset ble fylt av duften fra salven.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Maria tok en pund kostbar nardussalve og salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår. Huset ble fylt av duften fra salven.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Maria tok derfor en halv kilo kostbar nardusolje, salvet Jesu føtter og tørket dem med sitt hår; og huset ble fylt av duften fra oljen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntmet called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wipt his fete with her heer and the housse was filled of the savre of the oyntmet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment of pure and costly Nardus, and anoynted Iesus fete, & dryed his fete with hir heer. The house was full of the sauoure of the oyntment.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then tooke Mary a pound of oyntment of Spikenarde very costly, and anoynted Iesus feete, and wiped his feete with her heare, and the house was filled with the sauour of the oyntment.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then toke Marie a pounde of oyntment of Spike narde, very costly, and annoynted Iesus feete, and wyped his feete with her heere: and the house was fylled with the odoure of the oyntment.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Mary, therefore, took a pound{a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams} of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Mary, 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Mary 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.)

Referenced Verses

• John 11:2 : 2 (It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
• Luke 7:37-38 : 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat to eat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
• Luke 7:46 : 46 My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.
• Luke 10:38-39 : 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his word.
• John 11:28 : 28 And when she had said this, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, The Master has come and is calling for you.
• John 11:32 : 32 Then when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
• Ps 132:2 : 2 How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob;
• Song 1:3 : 3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is like ointment poured out; therefore, the maidens love you.
• Song 1:12 : 12 While the king sits at his table, my spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
• Song 4:10 : 10 How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the fragrance of your ointments than all spices!
• Song 4:13-14 : 13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, 14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
• Matt 26:6-9 : 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the table. 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 10 When Jesus understood it, he said to them, Why trouble you the woman? for she has worked a good work on me. 11 For you always have the poor with you; but me you do not always have. 12 For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. 13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, what this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.
• Mark 14:3-9 : 3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at dinner, there came a woman with an alabaster box of very precious ointment of spikenard; and she broke the box and poured it on his head. 4 And there were some who had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 And Jesus said, Leave her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work on me. 7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good; but me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could; she has come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial. 9 Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the whole world, this also that she has done shall be spoken of in memory of her.