Sunday Devotions: The Anointing of Jesus
John 12
All four gospels agree: at some point in Jesus’ ministry, a woman anointed him with expensive perfume while he was eating, to the irritation of the other men present.
Past that basic summary, accounts vary. Matthew (26:6-13), Mark (14:3-9), and Luke (7:36-50) identify Jesus’ host as a man named Simon, but disagree whether he was a leper (Matthew/Mark) or…
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