John 12:7

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““Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.”

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BSBPD

““Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 12:7 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
  2. Zechariah 3:2And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
  3. Matthew 26:10Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  4. Matthew 26:12By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
  5. Matthew 27:57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
  6. Mark 14:6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  7. Mark 15:42Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  8. Luke 23:50Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
  9. John 19:38Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

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