Thematic Bible: Sister of lazarus


Thematic Bible



Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hairs, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

And when he was at Bethany, and was reclining at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came, having a vase of ointment of genuine nard, extremely costly, and breaking the vase she poured it out on his head. And some were displeased, [and said] to themselves, Why was this waste of the ointment? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii [$42] and given to the poor; and they blamed her. read more.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good work on me. The poor you have always with you, and you can do them good when you will; but me you have not always. She has done what she could. She anticipated anointing my body for the burial. I tell you truly, that wherever this good news shall be preached in all the world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

a woman came to him having a vase of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head, as he reclined. And his disciples seeing it were displeased, and said, Why is this waste? This could have been sold for much and given to the poor. read more.
But Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? for she has done a good work for me; for the poor you always have with you, but me you have not always. For in putting this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. I tell you truly, that wherever this good news is preached in all the word, what this woman has done shall be told for a memorial of her.


And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, and she sat at the feet of the Lord and heard his word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and came and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me. read more.
And the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disturbed about many things, but of one thing there is need; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.



A CERTAIN man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.