John 12
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John 12:3-5

31MaryG3137 thenG3767 tookG2983 a 2poundG3046 of veryG4186 expensiveG4186 3perfumeG3464 of pureG4101 nardG3487, and anointedG218 the feetG4228 of JesusG2424 and wipedG1591 His feetG4228 with her hairG2359; and the houseG3614 was filledG4137 with the fragranceG3744 of the perfumeG3464.

4But 4JudasG2455 IscariotG2469, oneG1520 of His disciplesG3101, the one who intendedG3195 to 5betrayG3860 Him, saidG3004,

5“WhyG1223G5101 was thisG3778 perfumeG3464 not soldG4097 for threeG5145 hundredG5145 6denariiG1220 and the proceeds givenG1325 to poorG4434 people?”

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Notes

  1. 1. John 12:3 Luke 7:37f; John 11:2 ↩
  2. 2. John 12:3 I.e., a Roman pound, about 12 oz. or 340 gm ↩
  3. 3. John 12:3 Mark 14:3 ↩
  4. 4. John 12:4 John 6:71 ↩
  5. 5. John 12:4 Or hand Him over ↩
  6. 6. John 12:5 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩

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