1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
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Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
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Then Mary took about a pint[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,
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“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[b] ”