John 12:3

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

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.

John 12:3 — American Standard Version

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Context — John 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

1Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.

2So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

3Mary 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.

4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith,

5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?

6Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

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