Mar 14:3, Joh 12:3 | ESV | STEP | And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper , as he was reclining at table , a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard , very costly , and she broke the flask and poured it over his head .

aFor ver. 3-9, see Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39]

Mark 14:3

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

3 ^aAnd while he was at ^bBethany in the house of Simon the leper, ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.

John 12:3

3 ^dMary 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.