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(A) A woman came in with a bottle of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' head.

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a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

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At Bethany

(Matthew 26.6-13; John 12.1-8)

(A) Jesus was eating in Bethany at the home of Simon, who once had leprosy,[a] when a woman came in with a very expensive bottle of sweet-smelling perfume.[b] After breaking it open, she poured the perfume on Jesus' head.

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  1. 14.3 leprosy: In biblical times the word “leprosy” was used for many different skin diseases.
  2. 14.3 sweet-smelling perfume: The Greek text has “perfume made of pure spikenard,” a plant used to make perfume.

While he was in Bethany,(A) reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.(B)

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(A) Mary took a very expensive bottle of perfume[a] and poured it on Jesus' feet. She wiped them with her hair, and the sweet smell of the perfume filled the house.

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  1. 12.3 very expensive bottle of perfume: The Greek text has “expensive perfume made of pure spikenard,” a plant used to make perfume.

Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume;(A) she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.(B) And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  1. John 12:3 Or about 0.5 liter