John 11:2

“It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, etc.] Not the woman in (<420737>Luke 7:37), as some have thought, whose name is not mentioned, and which history is not related by John at all: but Mary in (<431203>John 12:3), who is both mentioned by name, and along with Lazarus her brother, and with whom all the circumstances of the affair suit; and though the fact was not yet done, yet John writing many years after it was done, and when it was well known, proleptically, and in a parenthesis, takes notice of it here: and wiped his feet with her hair; instead of a napkin, after she had anointed them with oil; (see Gill on “<420737>Luke 7:37”), (see Gill on “<431203>John 12:3”).…”

“It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, &c.--This, though not recorded by our Evangelist till Joh 12:3, was so well known in the teaching of all the churches, according to our Lord's prediction (Mat 26:13), that it is here alluded to by anticipation, as the most natural way of identifying her; and she is first named, though the younger, as the more distinguished of the two. She "anointed THE LORD," says the Evangelist--led doubtless to the use of this term here, as he was about to exhibit Him illustriously as the Lord of Life.”

“It was that Mary ... - See the Matthew 26:6 note; Luke 7:36-50 notes. return to 'Top of Page'”

“It was that Mary who afterward anointed, &c. She was more known than her elder sister Martha, and as such is named before her. John 11:4”

“that Mary: Joh 12:3; Mat 26:6, Mat 26:7; Mar 14:3 anointed: Luk 7:37, Luk 7:38 John 11:3”