John 12:1

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

² So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

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.

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: Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
KJV: Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
WEB: Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
ASV: Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
DARBY: Jesus therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was the dead [man] Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from among [the] dead.
BLB: Therefore Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised out from the dead.

ÅB: Seks dager før påske kom da Jesus til Betania, hvor Lasarus var, han som Jesus hadde oppvakt fra de døde.
OTB: Seks dager før påsken kom Jesus til Betania, hvor Lasarus var, han som Jesus hadde oppreist fra de døde.
B1930: Seks dager før påske kom da Jesus til Betania, hvor Lasarus var, han som Jesus hadde opvakt fra de døde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Mark 14:3–8
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 24:50
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
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John 11:1
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
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Matthew 21:17
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
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John 11:55
Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
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Matthew 26:6–11
While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
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John 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
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Mark 11:11
Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
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