Mark 14:3

Easy To Read Version

Jesus was in Bethany. He was eating in the house of Simon the leper. {\cf2\super [192]} While Jesus was there a woman came to him. The woman had an alabaster {\cf2\super [193]} jar filled with very expensive perfume. This perfume was made of pure nard. {\cf2\super [194]} The woman opened the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus’ head.

Cross References

Matthew 21:17

Then Jesus left that place and went out of the city to Bethany. Jesus stayed there that night.

Matthew 25:17

It was the same with the servant that had two bags of money. That servant invested the money and earned two more.

Mark 14:2

They said, “But we cannot arrest Jesus during the festival. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

Mark 14:4

Some of the followers there saw this. They became upset and complained to each other. They said, “Why waste that perfume?

John 11:2

(Mary is the same woman that later put perfume on the Lord (Jesus) and wiped his feet with her hair.) Mary’s brother was Lazarus, the man that was now sick.