KJV King James 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 12:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — John 12
1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
3 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.
4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s [son], which should betray him,
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenΜαριὰμG3137 · MariaMaryλαβοῦσαG2983 · lambanōto takeλίτρανG3046 · litrapoundμύρουG3464 · muronointmentνάρδουG3487 · nardosnardπιστικῆςG4101 · pistikospureπολυτίμουG4186 · polutimosvaluableἤλειψενG218 · aleiphōto anointτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξέμαξενG1591 · ekmassōto wipe offταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoθριξὶνG2359 · thrixhairαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootαὐτοῦ·G846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenοἰκίαG3614 · oikiahomeἐπληρώθηG4137 · plēroōto fulfillἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀσμῆςG3744 · osmēaromaτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoμύρου.G3464 · muronointment
Cross-references
Mark 14:3-9And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head.John 11:2(It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)Luke 10:38-39Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.Matthew 26:6-13Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,Luke 7:37-38And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,John 11:32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.John 11:28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.Song of Solomon 4:13-14Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,Song of Solomon 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.Psalm 132:2How he sware unto the LORD, [and] vowed unto the mighty [God] of Jacob;Song of Solomon 1:12While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
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