The Death of Lazarus

11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of (A)Mary and her sister Martha.

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19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary (A)to console them concerning their brother. 20 (B)So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house.

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So they gave a dinner for him there. (A)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. (B)Mary therefore took a pound[a] 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.

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams

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