John 12:1-8
1 aJesus, therefore, six days before bthe Passover, came to cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2So they made Him a supper there, and dMartha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 eMary then took a ▼▼ I.e. a Roman pound, equaling 12 oz
pound of very costly gperfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But hJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to ▼▼ Or hand Him over
betray Him, said, 5“Why was this perfume not sold for ▼▼ Equivalent to 11 months’ wages
three hundred denarii and given to poor people?” 6Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he khad the money box, he used to pilfer lwhat was put into it. 7Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep ▼▼ I.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial
it for nthe day of My burial. 8 o“For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”
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