Joh 11:1-5, 12:1-3 | ESV | STEP | Now a certain man was ill , Lazarus of Bethany , the village of Mary and her sister Martha .

John 11:1-5

The Death of Lazarus

1 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of ^aMary and her sister Martha. 2 ^bIt was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, ^che whom you love is ill.” 4 But when Jesus heard it he said, ^d“This illness does not lead to death. It is for ^ethe glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

5 Now ^fJesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

John 12:1-3

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

1 Six days before ^gthe Passover, ^hJesus therefore came to Bethany, ⁱwhere Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. ^jMartha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 ^kMary therefore took a pound ^{▼▼Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams} of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.