Bible Verses About "Who Was Mary of Bethany"
Mary of Bethany was the sister of Martha and Lazarus who anointed Jesus with expensive ointment and sat at His feet as His devoted disciple.
Mary of Bethany was the sister of Martha and Lazarus who anointed Jesus with expensive ointment and sat at His feet as His devoted disciple.
"And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word." — Luke 10:39 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Mary of Bethany?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word."
"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."
"Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always."
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