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Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[a] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.

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  1. 12:3 Greek took 1 litra [327 grams].

(A)Mary then took a [a]pound of very expensive (B)perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  1. John 12:3 I.e., a Roman pound, about 12 oz. or 340 gm