David made a promise to the Lord.\par David made a special promise\par to the Mighty God of Jacob.\par
John 12:3 - Easy To Read Version Mary brought in a pint of very expensive perfume made from pure nard. {\cf2\super [190]} Mary poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. And the sweet smell from the perfume filled the whole house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
David made a promise to the Lord.\par David made a special promise\par to the Mighty God of Jacob.\par
Trying to stop that woman is like trying to stop the wind. It is like trying to grab oil with your hand.
Only one thing is important. Mary has made the right choice; and it will never be taken away from her.”
You did not honor me with oil for my head, but she rubbed my feet with her sweet-smelling oil.
(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.
After Martha said these things, she went back to her sister Mary. Martha talked to Mary alone. Martha said, “The Teacher (Jesus) is here. He is asking for you.”
Mary went to the place where Jesus was. When she saw Jesus, she bowed at his feet. Mary said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Nicodemus went with Joseph. Nicodemus was the man who had come to Jesus before and talked to him at night. Nicodemus brought about 100 pounds {\cf2\super [257]} of spices. This was a mixture of myrrh and aloes. {\cf2\super [258]}