John 11:21

11:21 Martha ¹  said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:2

11:2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil ²  and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) ³ 

John 11:32

11:32 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

John 21:18

21:18 I tell you the solemn truth, ⁴  when you were young, you tied your clothes around you ⁵  and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up ⁶  and bring you where you do not want to go.”

[11:21]  ¹ tn Grk “Then Martha.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[11:2]  ² tn Or “perfume,” “ointment.”

[11:2]  ³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. It is a bit surprising that the author here identifies Mary as the one who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, since this event is not mentioned until later, in 12:3. Many see this “proleptic” reference as an indication that the author expected his readers to be familiar with the story already, and go on to assume that in general the author in writing the Fourth Gospel assumed his readers were familiar with the other three gospels. Whether the author assumed actual familiarity with the synoptic gospels or not, it is probable that he did assume some familiarity with Mary’s anointing activity.

[21:18]  ³ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[21:18]  ⁴ tn Or “you girded yourself.”

[21:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “others will gird you.”