Matthew 26:12
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12 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial.
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John 12:7
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7 Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. She did this in preparation for my burial.
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Luke 23:56-24:1
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56 Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.
The Resurrection
24 But very early on Sunday morning[a] the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
Footnotes
- 24:1 Greek But on the first day of the week, very early in the morning.
Mark 16:1
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The Resurrection
16 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.
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Mark 14:8
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8 She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.
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2 Chronicles 16:14
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14 He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.
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John 19:39-40
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39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds[a] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth.
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- 19:39 Greek 100 litras [32.7 kilograms].
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