“ For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. ”
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 26:3-16 . John 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Matthew 26:6 . Lazarus was ... - The names of Martha and Lazarus are...
John 12. The Final Scenes in the Public Manifestation. John 12:1-8 . The Anointing. The scene is the same as that recorded by Mt. and Mk. Luke 7:36-50 represents a different incident, or at le...
with you . among yourselves: i.e. not the outside poor, but the Lord's poor. with . Greek. meta. App-104.
8. For the poor you have always with you. We must observe what I have already pointed out, that a distinction is here drawn expressly between the extraordinary action of Mary, and the daily...
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. For the exposition of this portion, see the notes at Mark 14:3-9...
The Triumphal Entry. Close of the Public Ministry 1-11. Supper at Bethany (see on Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3 , which record the same incident). The event in Luke 7:36 . is different. The suppe...
This verse occurs word for word in both of the first two Gospels. (See Notes there.)
I. THE ANOINTING OF JESUS. "Jesus therefore six days before the Passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. So they made Him a supper there: and Martha served;...
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 fam...
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 o...
Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. (2) There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was on...
For the poor always ye have with you ,.... And so would not want opportunities of showing a regard to them, which Christ always recommended; nor does he here in the least discourage an industrious a...
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. Ver. 8. The poor ye have always with you ] To give to when you please; and in gratifying whom, ye may glorify God and secure your...
Then took Mary a pound of ointment , &c. See notes on Matthew 26:6-13 ; Mark 14:1-9 . She did what is here related in token of the warm sense she had of the many favours Christ had conferred o...
A SUPPER FOR HIM AT BETHANY (vs.1-8) Six days before the Passover He returned to the area of Jerusalem, coming by way of Jericho, as Luke shows us ( Luke 19:1-28 ). These days He spent in ministe...
Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came...
See Poole on " 1 Thessalonians 12:3 "
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...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 12:1 . See Homiletic Note, p. 341. John 12:2 . The Synoptists inform us that it was in the house of Simon the leper ( Matthew 26:6 ; Mark 14:3 ). It has bee...
John 12:8 These sayings remind us I. That we have in Christ One who is human, yet Divine. II. One whose death as our Saviour is all important, and not less his life. III. One who presides over...
John 12:1-2 . Then Jesus, six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Laz...
John 12:1 . Six days before the passover. The Hebrew sabbath was kept from sunset to sunset. The worship of the day being closed, the jews indulged in a good supper after the light food of the day...
Then Jesus six days before the Passover. --The following calendar of the Passover week is taken from Lightfoot (2.586): NISAN IX; The Sabbath . Six days before the Passover, Jesus sups with Laza...
EXPOSITION The twelfth chapter neither belongs intrinsically to that which precedes nor to that which follows. It is a paragraph of high significance, as bearing on the construction of the Gospe...
The objection of Judas:
Acts 1:9-11 ; Deuteronomy 15:11 ; John 12:35 ; John 13:33 ; John 16:5-7 ; John 8:21 ; Mark 14:7 ; Matthew 26:11 ; Song of Solomon 5:6
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 L...