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Berean Standard Bible

“(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)”

John 11:2

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John begins the story of Lazarus by introducing the family of Bethany. Lazarus is ill, and his sisters are Mary and Martha.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)

World English Bible (WEB)

It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

King James Version (KJV)

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

(Y María, cuyo hermano Lázaro estaba enfermo, era la que ungió al Señor con ungüento, y limpió sus pies con sus cabellos.)

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

María fue la que derramó perfume sobre los pies del Señor y luego los secó con sus cabellos.

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