Joh 12:1-8 | NASB2020 | STEP | Therefore , six days before the Passover , Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead .

John 12:1-8

Mary Anoints Jesus

1 ^aTherefore, six days before ^bthe Passover, Jesus came to ^cBethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a dinner there, and ^dMartha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 3 ^eMary then took a ^{▼▼I.e., a Roman pound, about 12 oz. or 340 gm}pound of very expensive ^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. 4 But ^hJudas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who intended to ^{▼▼Or hand Him over}betray Him, *said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred ^{▼▼The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer}denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?” 6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he ^kkept the money box, he used to ^{▼▼Lit pilfer}steal from ^mwhat was put into it. 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it ^{▼▼Or in view of}for ^othe day of My burial. 8 ^pFor you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”