^{1 Ref} Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

^{2 Ref} So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

^{3 Ref} Mary, therefore, took a pound{a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams} of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.