John 12:3

Plain English Version

Then Mary came into the room with a big bottle of special perfume, that cost a lot of money. It was made from a plant called nard. Mary put that perfume all over Jesus’s feet, then she wiped his feet with her hair. The sweet smell of the perfume went right through the house.

Cross References

Luke 10:42

But only one thing is really important, and Mary is doing that. She is listening to me, and nobody can stop her.”

Luke 7:46

You didn’t put any olive oil on my head, like people do for their friends, but she put oil on my feet that has perfume in it, and it cost a lot of money.

John 11:28

Then she went back to the house to get Mary. She said to Mary quietly, “The teacher is here and wants to talk to you.”

John 11:32

But Mary didn’t go to the cave, she went to see Jesus. She got down on her knees in front of him, to show him respect, and she said, “Sir, you were not here to stop my brother from dying.”

John 19:39

Nicodemus was with Joseph too. He was the man that visited Jesus one night a long time before. He got about 30 kilograms of special cream to put on Jesus’s body. It was made from plants called myrrh and aloes, and it smelled really good.