John 12:3 - King James 2000 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 odor of the ointment. 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. |
Whosoever restrains her restrains the wind, or grasps oil with his right hand.
While the king sits at his table, my perfume sends forth its fragrance.
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.
How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices!
But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.
(It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is come, and calls for you.
Then when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
And there came also Nicodemus, who at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight.