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Text -- John 12:1-13 (NET)
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Jesus’ Anointing
12:1 Then , six days before the Passover , Jesus came to Bethany , where Lazarus lived , whom he had raised from the dead .
12:2 So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there . Martha was serving , and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him .
12:3 Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus . She then wiped his feet dry with her hair . (Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil .)
12:4 But Judas Iscariot , one of his disciples (the one who was going to betray him ) said ,
12:5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor ?”
12:6 (Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor , but because he was a thief . As keeper of the money box , he used to steal what was put into it.)
12:7 So Jesus said , “Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial .
12:8 For you will always have the poor with you , but you will not always have me !”
12:9 Now a large crowd of Judeans learned that Jesus was there , and so they came not only because of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead .
12:10 So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too ,
12:11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus .
The Triumphal Entry
12:12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem .
12:13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him . They began to shout , “Hosanna ! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord ! Blessed is the king of Israel !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JOHN, GOSPEL OF |
KING, CHRIST AS |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Lazarus |
Mary |
Martha |
Bethany |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
OIL |
Love |
Spikenard |
Anointing |
Ointment |
JUDAS ISCARIOT |
BAG |
Judas |
Palm Tree |
Pound |
Minister |
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NET Notes -> Joh 12:1; Joh 12:2; Joh 12:2; Joh 12:2; Joh 12:2; Joh 12:3; Joh 12:3; Joh 12:3; Joh 12:3; Joh 12:3; Joh 12:4; Joh 12:5; Joh 12:5; Joh 12:6; Joh 12:6; Joh 12:6; Joh 12:7; Joh 12:8; Joh 12:8; Joh 12:9; Joh 12:9; Joh 12:9; Joh 12:9; Joh 12:10; Joh 12:11; Joh 12:11; Joh 12:12; Joh 12:13; Joh 12:13; Joh 12:13; Joh 12:13; Joh 12:13; Joh 12:13
NET Notes: Joh 12:1 Grk “whom Jesus,” but a repetition of the proper name (Jesus) here would be redundant in the English clause structure, so the pronoun (...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:2 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest t...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:3 This is a parenthetical note by the author. With a note characteristic of someone who was there and remembered, the author adds that the house was fil...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:5 The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).
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NET Notes: Joh 12:6 This is a parenthetical note by the author. This is one of the indications in the gospels that Judas was of bad character before the betrayal of Jesus...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:7 Grk “Leave her alone, that for the day of my burial she may keep it.” The construction with ἵνα (Jina) is somewhat ambiguo...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:8 In the Greek text of this clause, “me” is in emphatic position (the first word in the clause). To convey some impression of the emphasis, ...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:9 Grk “Jesus”; normal English clause structure specifies the referent first and substitutes the pronoun in subsequent references to the same...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:10 According to John 11:53 the Jewish leadership had already planned to kill Jesus. This plot against Lazarus apparently never got beyond the planning st...
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NET Notes: Joh 12:11 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Joh 12:12 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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