John 12
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John 12:3-5

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.

4But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,

5“That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”

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