John 12:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Mary took a pound of ointment of pure liquid nard [a rare perfume] that was very expensive, and she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. And the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. American Standard Version (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. Common English Bible Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound, of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She anointed Jesus’ feet with it, then wiped his feet dry with her hair. The house was filled with the aroma of the perfume. Catholic Public Domain Version And then Mary took twelve ounces of pure spikenard ointment, very precious, and she anointed the feet of Jesus, and she wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. |
to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand.
your anointing oils are fragrant, your name is oil poured out; therefore the maidens love you.
How sweet is your love, my sister, my bride! how much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.”
You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.
It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary, saying quietly, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was and saw him, fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Nicodemus also, who had at first come to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds' weight.