Verse 12

For in pouring this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 16:14 : 14 They buried him in his own tombs, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds [of spices] prepared by the perfumers' are: and they made a very great burning for him.
  • Mark 14:8 : 8 She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
  • Mark 16:1 : 1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
  • Luke 23:56-24:1 : 56 They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
  • John 12:7 : 7 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
  • John 19:39-40 : 39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.{100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.} 40 So they took Jesus' body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.