John 12:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Mary took this incredibly expensive perfume, like, the really good stuff, and poured it all over Jesus' feet. Then she used her own hair to wipe them clean. The whole house smelled amazing from that perfume.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Mary gave Jesus her most precious thing and didn't hold back, that's what real love looks like.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of John is traditionally attributed to John, son of Zebedee, written for a Christian audience around the late first century CE. Its purpose was to

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