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John 12:3-7

3Then Mary took about a pint1 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.

4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, 5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii2 and the money given to the poor?” 6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

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Notes

  1. 1. John 12:3 Greek a litra; that is, approximately 12 ounces or 340 grams ↩
  2. 2. John 12:5 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2. ↩

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