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John 12:2
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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.  
10 aBut the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,  
Verse Comparison: John 12:2

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American Standard Version
So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.

Amplified® Bible
So they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those at the table with Him.

Contemporary English Version
A meal had been prepared for Jesus. Martha was doing the serving, and Lazarus himself was there.

Darby English Version
There therefore they made him a supper, and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those at table with him.

Good News Bible
They prepared a dinner for him there, which Martha helped serve; Lazarus was one of those who were sitting at the table with Jesus.

International Standard Version
There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.

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

New American Standard Bible
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining {at the table} with Him.

New International Version
Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.

New King James Version
There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So they made Him a supper there, and Martha served; but Lazarus reclined at the table with Him.

Young's Literal Translation
they made, therefore, to him a supper there, and Martha was ministering, and Lazarus was one of those reclining together (at meat) with him;


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