John 12:1 - Forerunner Commentary

John 12:1

The Anointing at Bethany

1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, ^awhere Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.

2 ^aThere they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.

3 Then ^aMary took a pound of very costly oil of ^bspikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

4 But one of His disciples, ^aJudas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said,

5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for¹ three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^ahad the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.

7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone;¹ she has kept this for the day of My burial.

8 For ^athe poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, ^awhom He had raised from the dead.

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Definitions of words in John 12:1:

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bethany {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bethany {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Bethany {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Dead {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jesus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jesus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jesus {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lazarus {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Lazarus {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Lazarus {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Passover {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Passover {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing John 12:1:

Bethany {I.S.B.E.}
Jesus Christ, 4e1 {I.S.B.E.}
Mary {I.S.B.E.}
Olives, Mount Of {I.S.B.E.}

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