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Mark 14:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
Mark 14:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 “Not during the festival,” they said, “so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
The Anointing at Bethany
3 While(A) he was in Bethany(B) at the house of Simon the leper,[a](C) as he was reclining at the table,(D) a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head.(E) 4 But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this perfume been wasted?
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- 14:3 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14
Mark 14:2-4
New International Version
Mark 14:2-4
New International Version
2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3 While he was in Bethany,(A) reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.(B)
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume?
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