John 12:1–11

Mary Anoints Jesus with Costly Perfume

^1aJesus, therefore, six days before ^bthe Passover, came to ^cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

²So they made Him a supper there, and ^aMartha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.

^3aMary then took a ¹litra of ^bperfume of very costly pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁴But ^aJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to ¹betray Him, ^*said,

⁵“Why was this perfume not sold for ¹three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

⁶Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^ahad the money box, he used to take from ^bwhat was put into it.

⁷Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep it for ^athe day of My burial.

⁸“^aFor you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

⁹Then the ^alarge crowd from the Jews learned that He was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might also see Lazarus, ^bwhom He raised from the dead.

¹⁰But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;

¹¹because ^aon account of him ^bmany of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.