Mark 14:3 “While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon…”

Mark 14:3

While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head.

American Standard Version

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when hee was in Bethania in the house of Simon the leper, as he sate at table, there came a woman hauing a boxe of oyntment of spikenarde, very costly, and shee brake the boxe, and powred it on his head.

Darby Translation

And when he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he lay at table, there came a woman having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and having broken the alabaster flask, she poured it out upon his head.

Young's Literal Translation

And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

Bible in Basic English

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

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Cross references

“being”

John 11:2 Matthew 26:6 Matthew 26:7 John 12:1–3

John 11:2 · BSB

(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

Matthew 26:6 · BSB

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

Matthew 26:7 · BSB

a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.

John 12:1–3 · BSB

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

“of ointment”

Song of Solomon 5:5 Song of Solomon 4:13 Song of Solomon 4:14 Luke 7:37 Luke 7:38

Song of Solomon 5:5 · BSB

I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

Song of Solomon 4:13 · BSB

Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

Song of Solomon 4:14 · BSB

with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.

Luke 7:37 · BSB

When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

Luke 7:38 · BSB

As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

Also

Matthew 21:17

Matthew 21:17 · BSB

Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

4Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?

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