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John 12:1-6

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at the table.Mary therefore took a pound [1] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said,Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii [2] and given to the poor?He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

Footnotes

[1] Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
[2] A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

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