Woman Anoints Jesus

WOMAN ANOINTS JESUS **
314	Matt 26	314	Mark 14	79	Luke 7	314	John 12
6	Now when Jesus was	3	And while he was			1	Six days before Passover
	at Bethany		at Bethany				Jesus came to Bethany,
							where Lazarus was,
							whom Jesus had raised
							from the dead.
				36	One of the Pharisees
					asked him	2	There
					to eat with him,		they made him a supper;
							Martha served,
					and he went
	in the house		in the house		into the Pharisee's house
	of Simon* the leper,		of Simon* the leper,				and Lazarus was one of those
			as he sat at table,		and took his place at table		at table with him.
				37	And behold,
7	a woman came		a woman came		a woman of the city,	3	Mary
					who was a sinner,
					when she learned
					that he was at table*
					in the Pharisee's house,
	with an alabaster flask		with an alabaster flask		brought an alabaster flask		took a pound
	of very* expensive ointment		of ointment		of ointment		of costly* ointment
			of pure nard,				of pure nard,
			very* costly,*
			and she broke the flask
	and poured it		and poured it
	over his head.		over his head.
	as he sat at table.*
				38	and standing behind him		and anointed*
					at his feet,		the feet of Jesus
					weeping,
					she began
					to wet his feet*
					with her tears
					and wiped them		and wiped his feet*
					with the hair of her head,		with her hair;
					and kissed his feet,
					and anointed* them		and the house was filled
					with		with the fragrance of
					the ointment.		the ointment.
8	But when his disciples*	4	But there were some	39	Now when the Pharisee	4	But Judas Iscariot
					who had invited him		one of his disciples*
							(he who was to betray him),
	saw it,				saw it,
			who said to themselves		he said to himself,		said,
	they were indignant,		indignantly,
	saying,
	"Why		"Why was the ointment			5	"Why was
	this waste?		thus wasted?
9	For this ointment	5	For this ointment				this ointment
	might have been sold		might have been sold				not sold
	for a large sum,		for more than 30 denarii				for 300 denarii
	and given to the poor."		and given to the poor."				and given to the poor."
			And they reproached her.			6	This he said,
					"If this man were a prophet,		not that he cared for the poor
					he would have known		but because he was a thief,
					who and what sort		and as he had the money box
					of woman this is		he used to take
					who touched him,		what was put into it.
					for she is a sinner."
10	But Jesus, aware of this,	6	But Jesus	40	And Jesus answering	7	Jesus
	said to them,		said		said to him,		said,
			"Let her alone;				"Let her alone;
	"Why do you trouble		why do you trouble
	the woman?		her?
	For she has done		She has done
	a beautiful thing to me.		a beautiful thing to me.
	[see Matt 26:12 below]		[see Mark 14:8 below]				Let her keep it
							for the day of my burial.*
11	For you always have	7	For you always have				The poor you always have
	the poor with you,		the poor with you,				with you,
			and whenever you will,
			you can do good to them;
	but you will not always		but you will not always				but you do not always
	have me.		have me.				have me."
		8	She has done
			what she could;
					"Simon,*
					I have something
					to say to you"
					And he answered,
					"What is it, Teacher?"
				41	"A certain creditor ;
					had two debtors
					one owed
					five hundred denarii,
					and the other fifty.
				42	When they could not pay,
					he forgave them both.
					Now which of them
					will love him more?
				43	Simon answered,
					"The one, I suppose,
					to whom he forgave more."
					And he said to him,
					"You have judged rightly."
				44	Then turning
					toward the woman,
					he said to Simon,
					"Do you see this woman?"
					I entered your house,
					you gave me no water
					for my feet
					but she has wet my feet
					with her tears
					and wiped them
					with her hair.
				45	You gave me no kiss,
					but from the time I came in
					she has not ceased
					to kiss my feet.
				46	You did not anoint my head
12	In pouring this ointment*				with oil,
	on my body*
	she has done it		she has anointed		but she has anointed
			my body*		my feet
					with ointment. *
	to prepare me		beforehand
	for burial.*		for burying
13	Truly, I say to you,	9	And truly, I say to you,
	wherever		wherever
	this gospel is preached		the gospel is preached
	in the whole world,		in the whole world,
	what she has done		what she has done
	will be told		will be told
	in memory of her."		in memory of her."
				47	Therefore, I tell you,
					her sins, which are many,
					are forgiven,
					for she loved much;
					but he who is forgiven little,
					loves little."
				48	And he said to her,
					"Your sins are forgiven."
				49	Then those
					who were at table
					with him began to say,
					"Who is this,
					who even forgives sins?"
				50	And he said to the woman,
					"Your faith has saved you;
					go in peace."

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