John 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 12:3 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with he..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 12:3 — KJV
“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.”
— John 12:3 (KJV)
John 12:3 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 12:3
“(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)”
Shares key themes with John 12:3: mary, ointment, anointed
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. common hall: or, governor's house”
Shares key themes with John 12:3: then, took, jesus
“And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. spikenard: or, pure nard, or, liquid nard”
Shares key themes with John 12:3: ointment, spikenard, very
“And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.”
Shares key themes with John 12:3: ointment, anointed, feet
“And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.”
Shares key themes with John 12:3: feet, wiped, hair
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