John 12:3

John 12:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Then Mary took about a pint12:3 Or about 0.5 liter of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3Mary then took a 12:3 I.e., a Roman pound, about 12 oz. or 340 gmpound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3Then 12:3 There were two anointings of Jesus. This one in Bethany by Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Matt 26:7; Mark 14:3), and the other in the area of Galilee by an unnamed woman (Luke 7:37, 38).Mary took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure 12:3 This was a thick, scented oil obtained from the root of a flowering plant grown in the Himalayas of Tibet and in the northern regions of India and Nepal.nard, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3Then Mary took about a pint12:3 Greek a litra; that is, approximately 12 ounces or 340 grams of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard. It was an expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the sweet smell of the perfume.

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