John 12:3 — Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. She… — CEV | maBible

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3 Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. She wiped them with her hair, and the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house.

Passage themes

Mary of Bethany — Then took Mary
A precious perfume — a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly
The anointing gesture — anointed the feet of Jesus
The spreading fragrance — the house was filled with the odour of the ointment

Notes and references

12.3 Lk 7.37,38.
very expensive bottle of perfume: The Greek text has “expensive perfume made of pure spikenard,” a plant used to make perfume.

About this book

Author: Jean · Written: Entre 80 et 110 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Marie, Philippe, Marie de Magdala, Jean-Baptiste, Marthe de Béthanie, Pierre, Jean, fils de Zébédée, Marie de Béthanie, Thomas, La femme samaritaine, Nicodème, Lazare, Judas

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