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Una mujer echa perfume sobre Jesús

(Mt 26:6-13; Mr 14:3-9)

12 Seis días antes de la Pascua Jesús fue a Betania, donde vivía Lázaro, el hombre que Jesús había resucitado de la muerte. Allí le prepararon una comida y Marta servía. Lázaro era uno de los hombres que estaban con él a la mesa. Luego María tomó casi medio litro de perfume en aceite muy caro, hecho de nardo puro. Derramó el aceite en los pies de Jesús y los secó con su cabello. La casa se llenó con el olor del perfume en aceite.

Judas Iscariote, uno de los seguidores de Jesús, el que después lo traicionaría, dijo:

—¿Por qué no se vendió ese perfume que vale tanto como el salario de un año[a], y se les dio el dinero a los pobres?

Judas no dijo esto porque le importaran los pobres, sino porque era ladrón. Él tenía a su cargo la bolsa del dinero y se robaba lo que había adentro. Entonces Jesús dijo:

—No la molestes. Deja que haga esto como preparación para el día de mi entierro. Pues siempre tendrán a los pobres con ustedes,[b] pero no siempre me tendrán a mí.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:5 el salario de un año Textualmente 300 denarios. Un denario era el valor promedio de un día de trabajo.
  2. 12:8 pobres con ustedes Ver Dt 15:11.

12 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

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.

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany(A)

12 Six days before the Passover,(B) Jesus came to Bethany,(C) where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served,(D) while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume;(E) she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.(F) And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(G) objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[b] He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(H) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(I) You will always have the poor among you,[c](J) but you will not always have me.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 Or about 0.5 liter
  2. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii
  3. John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.