14 (A)Nard and saffron, spice reed and (B)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (C)frankincense,
(D)Myrrh, and aloes, along with all the finest balsam oils.

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(A)While He was in (B)Bethany at the home of Simon [a]the Leper, He was reclining at the table, and a woman came with an alabaster vial of very (C)expensive perfume of pure [b]nard. She broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:3 I.e., a nickname; the man no doubt was cured
  2. Mark 14:3 An aromatic oil extracted from an East Indian plant

(A)Mary then took a [a]pound of very expensive (B)perfume 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.

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 I.e., a Roman pound, about 12 oz. or 340 gm

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