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The Book of John - Chapter 12:1-11 - (ESV)

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany - {Interlinear <Greek>}

12:1 - Six {ἓξ<hex>} days {ἡμερῶν<hēmera>} before {πρὸ<pro>} the {τοῦ<ho>} Passover, {πάσχα<pascha>} Jesus {Ὁ Ἰησοῦς<hoIēsous>} therefore {οὖν<oun>} came {ἦλθεν<erchomai>} to {εἰς<eis>} Bethany, {Βηθανίαν,<Bēthania>} where {ὅπου<hopou>} Lazarus {Λάζαρος<Lazaros>} was, {ἦν<eimi>} whom {ὃν<hos>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς.<ho Iēsous>} had → raised {ἤγειρεν<egeirō>} from {ἐκ<ek>} the → dead. {νεκρῶν<nekros>}

12:2 - So {οὖν<oun>} they → gave {ἐποίησαν<poieō>} a → dinner {δεῖπνον <deipnon>} for → him {αὐτῷ<autos>} there. {ἐκεῖ,<ekei>} • {καὶ<kai>} Martha {ἡ Μάρθα<ho Martha>} served, {διηκόνει·<diakoneō>} and {δὲ<de>} Lazarus {ὁ Λάζαρος <ho Lazaros>} was {ἦν <eimi>} one {εἷς<heis>} of {ἐκ<ek>} those {τῶν<ho>} reclining {ἀνακειμένων<anakeimai>} with {σὺν<syn>} him {αὐτῷ.<autos>} at • table. •

12:3 - Mary {ἡ Μαρία<ho Maria>} therefore {οὖν<oun>} took {λαβοῦσα<lambanō >} a → pound {λίτραν<litra>} of → expensive {πολυτίμου<polytimos>} ointment {μύρου<myron>} made → from → pure {πιστικῆς<pistikos>} nard, {νάρδου<nardos>} and • anointed {ἤλειψεν<aleiphō>} the {τοὺς<ho>} feet {πόδας<pous>} of → Jesus {τοῦ Ἰησοῦ<ho lēsous>} and {καὶ<kai>} wiped {ἐξέμαξεν<ekmassō>} his {αὐτοῦ· <autos>} feet {τοὺς πόδας<ho pous>} with → her {αὐτῆς<autos>} hair. {ταῖς θριξὶν<ho thrix>} The {ἡ<ho>} • {δὲ <de>} house {οἰκία<oikia>} was → filled {ἐπληρώθη <plēroō>} with {ἐκ<ek>} the {τῆς<ho>} fragrance {ὀσμῆς<osmē>} of → the {τοῦ <ho>} perfume. {μύρου.<myron>}

12:4 - But {δὲ<de>} Judas {Ἰούδας<Ioudas>} Iscariot, {ὁ Ἰσκαριώτης<ho Iskariōtēs>} one {εἷς<heis>} of → his {αὐτοῦ,<autos>} disciples {τῶν μαθητῶν<ho mathētēs>} (he who {ὁ <ho>} was about {μέλλων <mellō>} to → betray {παραδιδόναι· <paradidōmi>} him), {αὐτὸν <autos>} said, {λέγει<legō>}

12:5 - “Why {διὰ τί<dia tis>} was → this {τοῦτο<houtos>} ointment {τὸ μύρον<ho myron>} not {οὐκ<ou>} sold {ἐπράθη<pipraskō>} for → three hundred {τριακοσίων <triakosioi>} denarii {δηναρίων<dēnarion>} and {καὶ<kai>} given {ἐδόθη<didōmi>} to → the → poor?” {πτωχοῖς;<ptōchos>}

12:6 - He → said {εἶπεν<legō>} • {δὲ<de>} this, {τοῦτο<houtos>} not {οὐχ<ou>} because {ὅτι<hoti>} he {αὐτῷ,<autos>} cared {ἔμελεν<melei>} about {περὶ<peri>} the {τῶν<ho>} poor, {πτωχῶν<ptōchos>} but {ἀλλ᾽<alla>} because {ὅτι<hoti>} he → was {ἦν<eimi>} a → thief, {κλέπτης<kleptēs>} and {καὶ<kai>} having charge {ἔχων<echō >} of • the {τὸ<ho>} moneybag {γλωσσόκομον<glōssokomon>} he used to help himself to {ἐβάσταζεν. <bastazō>} what {τὰ<ho>} was → put {βαλλόμενα<ballō>} into • it. •

12:7 - • {οὖν<oun>} Jesus {ὁ Ἰησοῦς·<ho Iēsous>} said, {Εἶπεν<legō>} “Leave → her {αὐτήν,<autos>} alone, {ἄφες<aphiēmi>} so that {ἵνα<hina>} she → may → keep {τηρήσῃ<tēreō>} it {αὐτό·<autos>} for {εἰς<eis>} the {τὴν<ho>} day {ἡμέραν<hēmera>} of → my {μου<egō>} burial. {τοῦ νταφιασμοῦ<ho entaphiasmos>}

12:8 - For {γὰρ<gar>} the {τοὺς<ho>} poor {πτωχοὺς<ptōchos>} you → always {πάντοτε<pantote>} have {ἔχετε<echō>} with {μεθ᾽<meta>} you, <ἑαυτῶν,<heautou>} but {δὲ<de>} you → do → not {οὐ<ou>} always {πάντοτε<pantote>} have {ἔχετε.<echō>} me.” {ἐμὲ<egō>}

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

12:9 - When • • {οὖν<oun>} the {ὁ<ho>} large {πολὺς<polys>} crowd {ὄχλος <ochlos>} of {ἐκ<ek>} the {τῶν<ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαίων<Ioudaios>} learned {Ἔγνω <ginōskō>} that {ὅτι<hoti>} Jesus • was {ἐστιν,<eimi>} there, {ἐκεῖ<ekei>} • {καὶ<kai> they → came, {ἦλθον<erchomai>} not {οὐ<ou>} • {τὸν<ho>} • {Ἰησοῦν<Iēsous>} only {μόνον<monos>} on account of {διὰ<dia>} him • but {ἀλλ᾽<alla>} also {καὶ<kai>} to {ἵνα<hina>} see {ἴδωσιν<horaō>} Lazarus, {τὸν Λάζαρον<ho Lazaros>} whom {ὃν<hos>} he → had → raised {ἤγειρεν<egeirō>} from {ἐκ<ek>} the → dead. {νεκρῶν.<nekros>}

12:10 - So {δὲ<de>} the {οἱ<ho>} chief priests {ἀρχιερεῖς<archiereus>} made → plans {ἐβουλεύσαντο<bouleuomai>} to {ἵνα<hina>} put → Lazarus {τὸν Λάζαρον<ho Lazaros>} to → death {ἀποκτείνωσιν,<apokteinō>} as well, {καὶ<kai>}

12:11 - because {ὅτι<hoti>} on account of {δι᾽<dia>} him {αὐτὸν<autos>} many {πολλοὶ<polys> of → the {τῶν<ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαίων<Ioudaios>} were going away {ὑπῆγον<hypagō>} and {καὶ<kai>} believing {ἐπίστευον<pisteuō>} in {εἰς<eis>} Jesus. {τὸν Ἰησοῦν.<ho Iēsous>}

John 12:1–8

The contrast between Mary and Judas could not be bolder. Mary reclines at Jesus’ feet in adoring love, offering extravagant devotion—anointing him for his burial. Judas sits in condescending arrogance, not only questioning Mary’s action but judging Jesus’ willing acceptance of such a gift. One is a worshiper; one is a thief. One gives sacrificial honor; the other seeks personal gain (Matt. 26:15). One demonstrates the way of grace; the other, the way of sin.

This story should remind us of a similar scene recorded in Luke’s Gospel, where an unnamed sinful woman washes Jesus’ feet with her tears, while Simon, a self-righteous Pharisee, “murders” Jesus in his heart (Luke 7:36–50). Those who have been forgiven much love much. Those who are greedy for much are greedy for more.

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