Mark 14:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus was eating in Bethany at the home of Simon, who once had leprosy, when a woman came in with a very expensive bottle of sweet-smelling perfume. After breaking it open, she poured the perfume on Jesus' head.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 1:12

My king, while you were on your couch, my love was a magic charm.

Song of Solomon 5:5

When I rose to open the door, my hands and my fingers dripped with perfume.

Matthew 21:17

Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night.

Matthew 25:17

The servant who had two thousand coins did the same with his money and earned two thousand more.

Mark 14:2

They were saying, “We must not do it during the festival, because the people will riot.”

Mark 14:4

This made some of the guests angry, and they complained, “Why such a waste?