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John 12:3

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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.
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  1. Mark 14:3–9Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3¶ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

    4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

    6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

    7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

    8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

    9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  2. John 11:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

  3. Luke 10:38–39Rank 3 from verse 3
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    38¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

    39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

  4. Luke 7:37–38Rank 4 from verse 3
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    37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

    38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

  5. Matthew 26:6–13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    6¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

    8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

    10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

    11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

    12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

    13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

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John 12:3

COMBINED MEANING

pound

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Sense 1: A standard measure of weight. Sense 2: A money of account whose value differs by country.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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costly

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Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wiped

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wipe, meaning to clean, dry, or remove by rubbing. Sense 2: To clear or take away completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hair

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A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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odour

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1. A smell or scent proceeding from something. 2. By figure, the acceptable character of a gift or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

3Then 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.

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4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

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