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John 11:2

JesusLazarusMary

1 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”

4 When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
KJV
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
WEB
It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
ASV
And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
DARBY
It was [the] Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
BLB
And Mary was the one having anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and having wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
ÅB
Det var Maria som salvet Herren med salve og tørket hans føtter med sitt hår; det var hennes bror Lasarus som var syk.
OTB
(Det var denne Maria som salvet Herren med parfyme og tørket føttene Hans med sitt hår, hvis bror Lasarus var syk.)
B1930
Det var Maria som salvet Herren med salve og tørket hans føtter med sitt hår; det var hennes bror Lasarus som var syk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 12:3

    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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  • Matthew 26:6–7

    While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

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  • Mark 14:3

    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

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  • Luke 7:37–38

    When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

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