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Mary brought in a pint[a] of expensive perfume made of pure nard. She poured the perfume on Jesus’ feet. Then she wiped his feet with her hair. And the sweet smell from the perfume filled the whole house.

Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ followers, was there—the one who would later hand Jesus over to his enemies. Judas said, “That perfume was worth a full year’s pay.[b] It should have been sold, and the money should have been given to the poor people.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:3 pint Literally, “ litra,” a Roman pound, equal to 327 grams (11.5 ounces).
  2. John 12:5 a full year’s pay Literally, “300 denarii.” One Roman denarius, a silver coin, was the average pay for one day’s work.

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