John 11:55-12:2
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55 (A)And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to (B)purify themselves. 56 (C)Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might (D)seize Him.
The Anointing at Bethany(E)
12 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, (F)where Lazarus was [a]who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 (G)There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.
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- John 12:1 NU omits who had been dead
Mark 14:3
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The Anointing at Bethany(A)
3 (B)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 [a]oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head.
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- Mark 14:3 Perfume of pure nard
John 12:3
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3 Then (A)Mary took a pound of very costly oil of (B)spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
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Matthew 26:8
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8 (A)But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
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John 12:4-7
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4 But one of His disciples, (A)Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for [a]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and (B)had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; [b]she has kept this for the day of My burial.
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Mark 14:6-9
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6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7 (A)For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; (B)but Me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is (C)preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
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John 12:9-11
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The Plot to Kill Lazarus
9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, (A)whom He had raised from the dead. 10 (B)But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, 11 (C)because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
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