• John 12:3
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 3 ἡ The οὖν therefore Μαριὰμ Mary λαβοῦσα having received λίτραν pound μύρου of perfumed oil νάρδου of nard πιστικῆς genuine πολυτίμου of much price ἤλειψεν greased τοὺς the πόδας feet τοῦ of the Ἰησοῦ Jesus καὶ and ἐξέμαξεν wiped off ταῖς to the θριξὶν hairs αὐτῆς of her τοὺς the πόδας feet αὐτοῦ· of him; ἡ the δὲ but οἰκία house ἐπληρώθη became filled ἐκ out of τῆς the ὀσμῆς scent τοῦ of the μύρου. perfumed oil.

  • John 12:3
    The Bible in Living English

    • 3* So Mary took a pound of high-priced perfume, nard in pistachio oil, and rubbed Jesus’s feet and wiped his feet off with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the perfume.

  • John 12:3
    American Standard Version

    • 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: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

  • John 12:3
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 3 Mary therefore taking a pound of pure nard perfume very precious anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped with her hair his feet; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

  • John 12:3
    King James Version

    • 3 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 Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 12:3

      Mary: That is, the sister of Martha and Lazarus. (Joh 11:1, 2) In the parallel accounts at Mt 26:7 and Mr 14:3, she is referred to as “a woman.”

      pound: The Greek term liʹtra is usually equated with the Roman pound (Latin, libra). Thus, it was about 327 g (11.5 oz).​—See App. B14.

      perfumed oil, . . . very costly: John’s account specifies that Judas Iscariot said that the oil could be sold for “300 denarii.” (Joh 12:5) That sum represented about a year’s wages for an ordinary laborer. The source of such perfumed oil is generally thought to be an aromatic plant (Nardostachys jatamansi) found in the Himalayas. Nard was often adulterated, even counterfeited, but both Mark and John say that this oil was genuine nard.​—Mr 14:3; see Glossary, “Nard.”

      she poured it on the feet of Jesus: See study note on Mr 14:3.