John 12:1-11

Mary Anoints Jesus with Costly Perfume

^aJesus, therefore, six days before ^bthe Passover, came to ^cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a supper there, and ^aMartha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 ^aMary 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. 4 But ^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?” 6 Now 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. 7 Therefore 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.”
9 Then 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. 10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also; 11 because ^aon account of him ^bmany of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

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