John 12:3

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Therefore Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.

My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, and didn’t know that it was Jesus.

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

Elisha came again to Gilgal. There was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said to his servant, “Get the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!

and they lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.

She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am.

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall.

Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him.

You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.

Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.

My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.

I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.

I ate no pleasant bread. No meat or wine came into my mouth. I didn’t anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.

But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

He said, “Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.” ’ ”

As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?”

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

Tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?” ’

Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

You shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

“ ‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.

The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron’s beard, that came down on the edge of his robes,

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.

While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants,

There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.

who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, “The Teacher is here and is calling you.”

Therefore when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you would have been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.”