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Mary anoints Jesus at Bethany
Six days before Passover, Mary anointed Jesus' feet with costly perfume and wiped them with her hair. Jesus received the act in view of His burial and said that her deed would be remembered wherever the gospel is proclaimed (John 12:1-8; Mark 14:3-9).
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📖 John 12:1–3
1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 2So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. 3Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.