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Mary Μαρία
Lazarus' sister. Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sat at Jesus' feet and anointed Him with perfume.
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Where Mary appears
Key verses
- Luke 10:39 first mention — And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
- Luke 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- John 11:1 — Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:2 — (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
- John 11:19 — And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
- John 11:20 — Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
- John 11:28 — And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
- John 11:31 — The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
- John 11:32 — Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
- John 11:45 — Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
- John 12:3 — Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.