Thematic Bible: Sister of lazarus


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Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursFeetAnointing, Social CustomAnointing With OilGuestsHairsPerfumeSmellsAdoration, Of ChristAdmirationAnointed By PeopleExpensiveOther References To HairPure ThingsWeights Of Other ThingsHair

It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Verse ConceptsHairsNot DyingOther References To Hairlazarus

And when he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on his head. And there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves, Why is this waste of the ointment made? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they chid her harshly. read more.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me. For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for its burial. And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

there came to him a woman having an alabaster bottle of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table. But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this waste?. For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. read more.
And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? For she hath done a good deed to me. For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always. For she, in pouring this ointment on my body, hath done it to prepare me for burial. Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me. read more.
But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.


But there was a certain man sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. Verse ConceptsdiseasesSick Individualsoverworkinglazarus