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What was the relationship between Mary of Bethany and Jesus?

Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus’ feet with a very costly perfume. John 12:3

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John 12:3

Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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The whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. John 12:3

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