John 12:1-3

Expanded Bible

Jesus with Friends in Bethany

12 [^LTherefore] Six days before the Passover Feast, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus lived. (Lazarus is the man Jesus raised from the dead.) ² There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people ·eating [^Lreclining; ^Cit was customary to eat formal meals while reclining around a low table] with Jesus. ³ [^LThen] Mary brought in a pint [^CGreek litra; about eleven ounces, weighing just under a pound] of very expensive ·perfume [ointment/fragrant oil] made from pure nard. She ·poured the perfume on [anointed; ^Cnot the word for royal or priestly anointing, but for hospitality or care] Jesus’ feet, and then she wiped his feet with her hair. And the ·sweet smell [fragrance] from the perfume filled the whole house.