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John 12:2–3

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2There ethey made him a supper; and fgMartha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3Then took gMary ha pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and ianointed the feet of Jesus, and kwiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

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Footnotes

  1. eComp. Matt. 26:6. Mark 14:3.
  2. gSee Luke 10:38, 39.
  3. gSee Luke 10:38, 39.
  4. hch. 19:39.
  5. iSo Luke 7:38. Comp. Matt. 26:7. Mark 14:3.
  6. kch. 11:2.

Cross references

  1. fLuke 10:40.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure and expensive nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

NLTNew Living Translation

A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate with him. Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with him. Then Mary took a pound of ointment of very valuable genuine nard and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.