John 11:2

John 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
• New International Version (NIV)(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

Context of John 11:2

1A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. 3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” 4But when Jesus heard about it he said, “Lazarus’s sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this.”

John 11:2 word by word

ἦν δὲ Μαριὰμ ἡ ἀλείψασα τὸν κύριον μύρῳ καὶ ἐκμάξασα τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς, ἧς ὁ ἀδελφὸς Λάζαρος ἠσθένει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• It wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• anointedἀλείφωaleiphō · to anointG218
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• with ointmentμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wipedἐκμάσσωekmassō · to wipe offG1591
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• withθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• LazarusΛάζαροςLazaros · LazarusG2976
• was sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• ·δέde · thenG1161

Cross-references for John 11:2

• John 12:3Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
• Matthew 26:6Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.
• Mark 14:3Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
• Luke 7:37When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.

Commentaries on John 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2It was that Mary which anointed - There is much disagreement between learned men relative to the two anointings of our Lord, and the persons who performed these acts. The various conjectures concerning these points the reader will find in the notes on Matthew 26:7, etc., but particularly at the end of that chapter. Dr. Lightfoot inquires, Why should Bethany be called the town of Martha and Mary, and not of Lazarus? And he thinks the reason is, that Martha…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2It was that Mary … - See the Matthew 26:6 note; Luke 7:36-50 notes.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-57The resurrection of Lazarus points to the future death and resurrection of Jesus. The description of Lazarus’s tomb is similar to the description of the tomb Jesus was placed in after he died (11:38, 44; 20:1, 7). Both accounts mention a cave and burial cloths. These details connect the two events and help us see that Lazarus’s story is a sign. Soon after Lazarus was raised, a woman anointed Jesus for burial (12:3). This act prepared him for his coming…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, &c.--This, though not recorded by our Evangelist till Joh 12:3, was so well known in the teaching of all the churches, according to our Lord's prediction (Mt 26:13), that it is here alluded to by anticipation, as the most natural way of identifying her; and she is first named, though the younger, as the more distinguished of the two. She "anointed THE Lord," says the Evangelist--led doubtless to the…Read the comment

Topics related to John 11:2

• Anointing
• Family
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lazarus
• Mary
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Weeping

In the dictionaries

• Lazarus
• Awake
• Hair
• Martha
• Mourn
• Anoint; Anointed
• Bethany
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Olives, Mount of

Commentaries on John 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings