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Mar 14, 2022 · On this occasion, “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”(John 12:3, NLT). Jesus defends Mary from Judas’s criticism by pointing out the unique opportunity Mary had: “You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me” (John 12:8).
The anointingsof Jesus’s head or feet are events recorded in the four gospels. The account in Matthew 26, Mark 14, takes place on Holy Wednesday, while the account in John 12takes place 6 days before Passoverin Bethany, a village in Judaeaon the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived. In Matthew and Mark, he is ...
Mary – First of two anointings by two different women. Evening of the 8th of Nisan. Mary, the sister of both Lazarus and Martha, anointed Jesus’ feet with spikenard six days before His crucifixion. Spikenard is an expensive, perfumed ointment used for anointing the dead. Judas Iscariot, a follower of Jesus, objected to what he called ‘a ...
Jul 1, 2022 · Here are 3 important spiritual lessons we can learn from the story of Mary anointing Jesus’ feet: 1. God is worthy of our worship. All of us worship someone or something in our lives, according ...
Jesus Anointed at Bethany - Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the ...
Oct 23, 2020 · In John 12 it is said that Mary had anointed Christ with an expensive perfume while he was at Lazarus house. Christ had alluded to this as the preparation for his burial. John 12:3 NIV: Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with ...
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Aug 3, 2022 · Mark tells us that Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, who had been raised from the dead, were present at the meal along with Jesus and the other disciples (Mark 14:3-9).The gospel writer, Matthew, adds that at some point during the gathering, a woman, whom Mark identifies as Mary, goes over to Jesus and pours an alabaster vial of “very costly perfume” (Matthew 26:7) on his head.
