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See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3.
John 12:2
A SUPPER - At the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6....
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CHAPTER 12
1. The Feast at Bethany. (John 12:1 .)
2. The Entrance into Jerusalem. (John 12:9 .)
3. The Inquiring Greeks and His Answer. (John 12:20 .)
4. His Final Words. ...
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JOHN 12. THE FINAL SCENES IN THE PUBLIC MANIFESTATION.
John 12:1. The Anointing. The scene is the same as that recorded by
Mt. and Mk. Luke 7:36 represents a different incident, or at least a
widely...
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THEN TOOK MARY. POUND OF OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD, VERY COSTLY.
Spikenard, from which the ointment was, made, was an aromatic herb of
the valerian family. It was imported from an early age from Arabia,...
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LOVE'S EXTRAVAGANCE (John 12:1-8)...
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Now six days before the Passover Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus
was whom he raised from the dead. So they made him a meal there, and
Martha was serving while Lazarus was one of those who recline...
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MARY. See App-100.
POUND. Greek. _litra_ Latin. _libra =_ about 12 oz. App-51. Occurs
only here and John 19:39.
OINTMENT. Greek. _muron._ Aromatic balSamaritan Pentateuch
SPIKENARD. See note on Mar...
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The Judgment of Men
Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this
division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the hierarchy,
Christ's triumph and the Pharisees" discomfiture,...
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_took Mary a pound_ S. John alone gives her name and the amount of
ointment. The pound of 12 ounces is meant. So large a quantity of a
substance so costly is evidence of her over-flowing love. Comp. J...
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THE JUDGMENT OF MEN
Note the dramatic contrast between the different sections of this
division; the devotion of Mary and the enmity of the priests,
Christ’s triumph and the Pharisees’ discomfiture, t...
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THE DEVOTION OF MARY...
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ΛΊΤΡΑΝ. S. John alone gives Mary’s name and the amount. The
pound of 12 ounces is meant. So large a quantity of a substance so
costly is evidence of her overflowing love. Comp. John 19:39.
ΝΆΡΔΟΥ ΠΙΣΤ...
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Ver 1. Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2.
There they made him a supper: and Martha served: but Lazarus was...
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_JESUS WAS ANOINTED AT BETHANY -- JOHN 12:1-11:_ Jesus often visited
Bethany, the home of His friends Lazarus, Martha and Mary. This visit
was special because Jesus had just raised Lazarus from the gr...
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ΛΑΒΟΎΣΑ _aor. act. part. пот. fem. sing. от_
ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) брать. Part,
сопровождающего обстоятельства. _Aor._
указывает на предшествующее действие:
"она взяла"
ΛΊΤΡΑ (G3046) римский фунт, 373 грам...
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THEN TOOK MARY A POUND OF OINTMENT— This supper is supposed by many
to have been the same with that mentioned Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3
but upon examination, they will appear to have been different....
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AN ACT OF LOVEWITH OMINOUS OVERTONES
_Text 12:1-11_
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Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
2
So they made him a supper...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 12:1-11
Below is an Analysis of the passage which we are about to study:—
What is recorded in John 12 occurred during the last week before our
Lord’s death. In...
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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
For the exposition of this portion, see the notes at Mark 14:3, and
Rem...
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49 The high priest's prophecy is another clear indication of the
overruling and sovereign power of God. His enemies fulfill His will
even when they are most opposed to His plans and purpose, as they s...
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12:3 pure (b-10) Or 'liquid;' a word difficult of interpretation, but
most likely 'pure.' see Note, Mark 14:3 ....
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THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC MINISTRY
1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3, which
record the same incident). The event in Luke 7:36. is different. The
supper was at t...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 12
MARY POURS EXPENSIVE *PERFUME OVER JESUS’ FEET 12:1-11
V1 Six (6) days before the *Passover, Jesus returned to Betha...
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THEN TOOK MARY A POUND OF OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD. — Here, again, St.
John alone gives the name of her whom St. Matthew and St. Mark call
“a woman,” and here, too, she is true to the earlier character a...
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I. _ THE ANOINTING OF JESUS._
"Jesus therefore six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. So they made Him a
supper there: and Martha served; but...
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Ἡ οὖν Μσρία … The third member of the Bethany family
appears also in character, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου
νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου. λίτρα (Lat.
libra), the unit of weight in the Roman empire, slightly ove...
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LOVE'S FRAGRANT GIFT
John 12:1-11
Martha's service reminds us of Luke 10:41. The earlier Gospels
(Matthew 26:1-75; Mark 14:1-72) do not mention Mary's name, probably
because the whole family might ha...
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The shadows of the Passion were now falling across the path of the
Christ. In what happened at the supper we have a vivid contrast. Mary
and Judas arrest our attention. She, discovering the sorrows of...
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THE SUPPER AT BETHANY
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-8. _“Then they made for Him
a supper there, and Martha served; and Lazarus was one of those
sitting along with Him.”_ Matthew and Mark say...
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SECOND SECTION: 12:1-36. THE LAST DAYS OF THE MINISTRY OF JESUS.
This section includes three parts: 1. The supper of Jesus at Bethany:
John 12:1 to John 11:2. His entry into Jerusalem: John 12:12 to...
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I. THE SUPPER AT BETHANY: JOHN 12:1-11.
In the presence of the great struggle of whose approach every one has
a presentiment, the devotion of the friends of Jesus becomes loftier;
by way of counter-st...
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“ _Therefore they made him a feast there, and Martha served; but
Lazarus was one of those who were at table with him._ 3. _Mary
therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard, which was of
g...
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Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. (2)
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one...
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The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a
little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for
it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
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_AN OFFERING OF LOVE_
‘Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the
house was filled with the odour of the o...
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3._And the house was filled with the odor _of the ointment. It was not
a simple liquor extracted from _spikenard, _but a compound of many
odoriferous substances; and therefore it is not wonderful that...
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His place (chapter 12) now is with the remnant, where His heart found
rest the house of Bethany. We have, in this family, a sample of the
true remnant of Israel, three different cases with regard to t...
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THEN TOOK MARY A POUND OF OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD VERY COSTLY,.... Worth
three hundred pence, according to Judas's estimation of it. This Mary
was the other sister of Lazarus; Matthew 26:7,
Mark 14:3,...
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Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the
house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Ver. 3. _Of sp...
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_Then took Mary a pound of ointment_, &c. See notes on Matthew 26:6;
Mark 14:1. She did what is here related in token of the warm sense she
had of the many favours Christ had conferred on her and her...
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Christ's feet anointed by Mary. Matthew 26:6-13; MARK 14:3-9....
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SPIKENARD; an aromatic plant, from which was made a precious ointment....
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THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. John 12:1
Jesus at supper:...
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THEN TOOK MARY POUND OF OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD, VERY COSTLY, AND
ANOINTED THE FEET OF JESUS, AND WIPED HIS FEET WITH HER HAIR; AND THE
HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH THE ODOR OF THE OINTMENT.
See Mark 14:3. The...
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A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY
(vs.1-8)
Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem,
coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows us (Luke 19:1). These days He
spent in ministering mai...
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1-11 Christ had formerly blamed Martha for being troubled with much
serving. But she did not leave off serving, as some, who when found
fault with for going too far in one way, peevishly run too far...
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Ver. 3-8. Both Matthew and Mark relate this story with some different
circumstances: see the notes upon those two places, where all the
differing circumstances are considered and explained, and the pa...
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John 12:3 Then G3767 Mary G3137 took G2983 (G5631) pound G3046 costly
G4186 oil G3464 spikenard G3487...
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‘Mary therefore took a pound of very costly fragrant oil of pure
nard and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair,
and the house was filled with the fragrance of the aromatic oil....
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JESUS IS ANOINTED (JOHN 12:1).
This incident is significant in that it is unintentionally prophetic.
By her action in anointing Jesus, Mary is intending to proclaim her
gratitude and love, but what s...
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John 12:3. MARY THEREFORE TOOK A POUND OF OINTMENT OF SPIKENARD, VERY
PRECIOUS. By ointment we are to understand rather a liquid perfume
than what we commonly know as ointment. The precise description...
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Jesus has been doomed to death (John 11:53; John 11:57), and the hour
is at hand when He shall be seized, and the sentence executed. But the
malice of man cannot interfere with the purposes of God. In...
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A POUND
(λιτραν). Latin _libra_, late _Koine_ (Polybius, Plutarch) word
with weight of 12 ounces, in N.T. only here and John 19:39. Mark (Mark
14:3) and Matthew (Matthew 26:7) have alabaster cruse.O...
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MARY
As Martha stands for service, and Lazarus for communion, so Mary shows
us the worship of a grateful heart. Others before her had come to his
feet to have their need met; she came to give Him His...
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John 12:3
Church Building and Church Decoration
I. I only remember reading in the Old Testament of two collections
being made, and both of these were for what we might call Church
Building and Church...
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John 12:1. _Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
There they made him a supper;_
It was in the house of Simon t...
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John 12:1. _Then Jesus six days before the Passover came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead._
The days Christ was to spend upon the earth were getting to...
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John 12:1. _Then Jesus, six days before the passover came to Bethany,
where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus...
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CONTENTS: The supper at Bethany. The triumphal entry. Jesus' answer to
Greeks.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Lazarus, Mary, Martha, disciples, Judas, Philip,
Andrew, Isaiah, Pharisees.
CONCLUSION: The most plen...
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John 12:1. _Six days before the passover._ The Hebrew sabbath was kept
from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews
indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day. T...
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THEY PREPARED A DINNER FOR HIM. For notes on this dinner and the
anointing, see Matthew 26:6-16. FOR THE DAY OF MY BURIAL. Before the
week ended, he would be in the grave. It was the custom to anoint...
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_Then Jesus six days before the Passover._
--The following calendar of the Passover week is taken from Lightfoot
(2.586):
NISAN IX;_ The Sabbath_. Six days before the Passover, Jesus sups with
Lazar...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:3 Compare John 11:2. A POUND (or half a liter)
is a very large amount of fragrant oil or PERFUME. Pure
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 12:1 When Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus (compare
Matthew 26:6; Mark 14:3), it anticipates Jesus’ arrest, cruc
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A WOMAN ANOINTS JESUS WITH PERFUME MATTHEW 26:6-13; MARK 14:3-9; JOHN
12:1-8; MATTHEW 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of
Sim
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CHAPTER 12
Ver. 1. _Then Jesus six days before the Passover_, &c. He came from
Ephraim, as the Passover was drawing on when He was to die. And He
came to Bethany to prepare Himself for it; nay m...
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_Mary_ (Magdalene) _therefore_ (that she might not be wanting on her
part, and in order specially to honour Christ, and to surpass all
others in her services, as she surpassed them in love) _look a po...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 12:1. See Homiletic Note, p. 341.
John 12:2. The Synoptists inform us that it was in the house of Simon
the leper (Matthew 26:6;...
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EXPOSITION
The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which
precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high
significance, as bearing on the construction of the Gospel. It...
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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus
was which had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead. They made
him a supper; and Martha served [typical of Martha]: but Laz...
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John 11:2; John 11:28; John 11:32; Luke 10:38; Luke 10:39;...
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A pound [λ ι τ ρ α ν]. Only here and John 19:39. Matthew and
Mark, ajlabastron, a flask.
Of spikenard [ν α ρ δ ο υ π ι σ τ ι κ η ς]. So Mark. See
on Mark 14:3.
Very precious [π ο λ υ τ ι μ ο υ]. Lit...
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MARY ANOINTING HER LORD
John 12:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are now coming to the close of the life of our Master presenting
the third of three Bible scenes centering around Martha, Mary, and
Lazarus....
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Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment — There were two persons who
poured ointment on Christ. One toward the beginning of his ministry,
at or near Nain, Luke 7:37, &c. The other six days before his la...