Matthew 26:7

There came unto him a woman, Mary, the sister of Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from the dead Joh 12:3.

Alabaster; a kind of stone carved into ornamental and costly boxes, or vases, especially for perfumes.

Ointment; perfumes, liquid or more solid.

Sat at meat; reclined on a couch, as the custom then was at meals, leaning on the left elbow.

Mark 14:3

Love is fruitful in ways of expressing itself towards the object beloved. That which would be thought by others quite too expensive, and requiring too much self-denial, is performed, under the influence of true affection, with alacrity and delight.
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