Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

John 12

¹ Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, _a where Lazarus was ₁ who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. ² _b There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. ³ Then _c Mary took a pound of very costly oil of _d spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. ⁴ But one of His disciples, _e Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said, ⁵ "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for ₂ three hundred denarii ₂ and given to the poor?" ⁶ This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and _f had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. ⁷ But Jesus said, "Let her alone; ₄ she has kept this for the day of My burial. ⁸ "For _g the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."

1. Cross References
   Matthew 21:17
   Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
   John 11:1
   Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
   John 11:43
   Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 26:6
   And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper.
   Mark 14:3
   And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.
   Luke 10:38 - 41
   Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
   
3. Cross References
   Luke 10:38
   Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
   Luke 10:39
   And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.
   John 11:2
   It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
   
4. Cross References
   Song of Solomon 1:12
   While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
   
5. Cross References
   John 13:26
   Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it." And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
   
6. Cross References
   John 13:29
   For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy those things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
   
7. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 15:11
   "For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.'
   Matthew 26:11
   For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always.
   Mark 14:7
   For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always.
   John 17:11
   Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.