Mary - First of two anointings by two different women Evening of the 8th of Nisan. Mary, the sister of both Lazarus and Martha, anointed Jesus' feet with spikenard six days before His crucifixion. Spikenard is an expensive, perfumed ointment used for anointing the dead.
Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany 1 Six days before i the Passover, j Jesus therefore came to Bethany, k where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. l Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.
3 m Mary therefore took a pound 1 of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his. Mary anoints Jesus' feet - Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Lazarus and his sisters hosted a dinner for him.
Martha served and Lazarus was among those who joined him at the table. Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound, of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She anointed Jesus.
All four gospels present an account of Jesus being anointed by a woman with a costly jar of perfume (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Luke 7:36-50; John 12:1-8). Matthew and Mark relate the same event but do not give the woman's name; Luke tells of a different woman, also anonymous, on an earlier occasion; and, in yet another event, the woman in John is identified as Mary of Bethany. Anointing of Jesus Mary Magdalene is traditionally depicted with a vessel of ointment, in reference to the Anointing of Jesus.
Because Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus' feet and wipes them with her hair, many assume she must be the same person as the sinful woman in Luke's gospel. It is important to notice all the details in the passage to avoid assuming that these are simply minor variations. Then 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. As Jesus dined at the house of his friends in Bethany, one of his friends, Mary, anointed his feet with expensive oil. Mary's simple action is profoundly significant.
By learning why, we can grow spiritually and experience more love in our lives. Here are 3 lessons we can learn from Mary anointing Jesus' feet. Why did Mary Magdalene wash Jesus' feet? See below Mary Magdalene washes Jesus' feet Luke 7:36-39 describes the anointing of Jesus by a woman who many Christians believe to be Mary Magdalene.
This book says one of the Pharisees, called Simon, asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when.