John 12:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.”
John 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 12:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.”
John 12:3 — World English Bible
John 12:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. ”
John 12:3 — American Standard Version
John 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.”
John 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation
John 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. ”
John 12:3 — Darby Translation
John 12:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then tooke Mary a pound of oyntment of Spikenarde very costly, and anoynted Iesus feete, and wiped his feete with her heare, and the house was filled with the sauour of the oyntment.”
John 12:3 — Geneva Bible
John 12:3 in Context — John 12
1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
What Does John 12:3 Mean?
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