Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Mark 14

3 b And while he was at c Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 1 as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii 2 and d given to the poor." And they e scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For f you always have the poor with you, and whenever g you want, you can do good for them. But h you will not always have me. 8 i She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand j for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever k the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told l in memory of her."

  1. Cross References
    Mark 14:3 - 9
    And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
    Matthew 26:6 - 13
    Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper.
    John 12:1 - 8
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
    Luke 7:37 - 39
    And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 21:17
    And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.
    John 11:18
    Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off.
  3. Cross References
    Mark 14:3 - 9
    And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.
    Matthew 26:6 - 13
    Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper.
    John 12:1 - 8
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
  4. Cross References
    John 13:29
    Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
  5. Cross References
    John 11:33
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled.
    John 11:38
    Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
  6. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 15:11
    For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.
  7. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 9:7
    Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
  8. Cross References
    Mark 2:20
    The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
    John 7:33
    Jesus then said, "I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.
  9. Cross References
    Mark 12:43
    And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
    Luke 21:3
    And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
    2 Corinthians 8:12
    For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
  10. Cross References
    John 19:40
    So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 24:14
    And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  12. Cross References
    Acts 10:4
    And he stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.
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