John 12:2

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - John 12:1-3

The Anointing of Jesus. John 12:1-1 Kings : Jesus at supper: v. 1. Then Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead. v. 2. There they made Him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him. v. 3. Then took Mary 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 odor of the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - John 12:1-8

IIIAntithesis Between Faithfulness And Apostasy In The Circle Of Disciples Itself. The Life Feast Over Lazarus An Anticipatory Celebration Of The Death Of Jesus. The Anointing (Of The Messiah, At The Beginning Of The Six Days’ Work Of His Passion, The New Six Days’ Work For The Redemption And Glorification Of The World)John 12:1-8(Matthew 26:6-16; Mark 14:3-11; Luke 22:3-6.)1Then Jesus [therefore], six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which [who] had been dead,1 whom... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - John 12:1-11

John LOVE’S PRODIGALITY CENSURED AND VINDICATED Joh_12:1 - Joh_12:11 . Jesus came from Jericho, where He had left Zacchaeus rejoicing in the salvation that had come to his house, and whence Bartimaeus, rejoicing in His new power of vision, seems to have followed Him. A few hours brought Him to Bethany, and we know from other Evangelists what a tension of purpose marked Him, and awed the disciples, as He pressed on before them up the rocky way. His mind was full of the struggle and death... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - John 12:1-11

Love’s Fragrant Gift John 12:1-11 Martha’s service reminds us of Luke 10:41 . The earlier Gospels (Matthew 26:1-75 ; Mark 14:1-72 ) do not mention Mary’s name, probably because the whole family might have suffered for their intimate identification with Jesus; see John 12:10 . But when this Gospel was written the beloved trio had been gathered home to God. There was no value in the spikenard except to refresh and comfort, but this was sufficient to warrant Mary’s act. We must not always be... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 12:1-50

The shadows of the Passion were now falling across the path of the Christ. In what happened at the supper we have a vivid contrast. Mary and Judas arrest our attention. She, discovering the sorrows of His heart, pressed closely to Him, and sacramentally expressed her love. Judas, blinded in self-interest, criticized her action, and so revealed himself as utterly opposed to the very spirit of the Lord Himself. From Bethany Jesus passed to Jerusalem, where a stupendous outburst of welcome... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 12:1-11

Mary Anointing Her Lord John 12:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now coming to the close of the life of our Master presenting the third of three Bible scenes centering around Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. It is the story of Mary breaking the alabaster box upon the feet of her Lord. The first verse says, "Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead." We wish, by way of introduction, to briefly state the events of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:1-8

Jesus Is Anointed (John 12:1-8 ). This incident is significant in that it is unintentionally prophetic. By her action in anointing Jesus, Mary is intending to proclaim her gratitude and love, but what she does not know, although the readers are intended to recognise it, is that she is anointing Him both as Messiah and for His burial. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:2

‘So there they made him a supper and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those at the table with him’. He was welcome here in Bethany, as He always was, and the scene was one of quiet neighbourly activity. It was the calm before the storm. Possibly Jesus stayed here for a few days for Mark tells us that this happened later in that week (Mark 14:1-9). Alternately it may be that Mark is fitting this incident in, outside its chronological framework, with a view to its significance. (Chronology... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 12:1-8

John 12. The Final Scenes in the Public Manifestation. John 12:1-Ruth : . The Anointing.— The scene is the same as that recorded by Mt. and Mk. Luke 7:36-Philippians : represents a different incident, or at least a widely divergent tradition, from which, however, some details in Jn. may be borrowed. The date, six days before the Passover, may by different methods of calculation be identified with Nisan 8, 9, or 10. The last is the most probable. Apparently the author deliberately corrects... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 12:2

That this supper was made in Bethany is no question; but at whose house there it is questioned. Some think that it was at the house of Simon the leper. We read indeed of a supper made for our Saviour at his house, both Matthew 26:6,Matthew 26:7, and Mark 14:3, and that Simon is said to have been of Bethany: only the supper here mentioned is said to have been six days before the passover, and that mentioned by Matthew and Mark seems to have been but two days before, Matthew 26:2; Mark 14:1. That... read more

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