John 12:3-5
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[3] Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. [4] Then Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said, [5] "Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethany was a village near Jerusalem, where Jesus was staying shortly before his final entry into the city; Mary’s costly anointing there anticipates his approaching burial. Galilee was Jesus’ northern home region, while Jerusalem and Zion, its biblical hill-name, represent the city where his messianic mission would culminate.
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John 12:3-5 mentions Bethany, Galilee, Jerusalem and Zion.
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