Mary

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

² (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

¹⁹ and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.

²⁰ So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.

After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

³¹ When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

³² When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.

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.

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”