•

John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick,
named Lazarus, of Bethany, the
town of Mary and her sister
Martha.
•John 11:2
(It was that Mary which
anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
•John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the
passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was, which had been dead,
whom he raised from the dead.
•John 12:2 There they made him a supper;
and Martha served: but Lazarus was
one of them that sat at the table with
him.
•John 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of
ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his
feet with her hair: and the house was
filled with the odour of the ointment.
•John 12:4 Then saith one of his disciples,
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
should betray him,
•John 12:5 Why was not this ointment
sold for three hundred pence, and
given to the poor?
• John 12:6
This he said, not that he
cared for the poor; but because he
was a thief, and had the bag, and
bare what was put therein.
•
John 12:7
Then said Jesus, Let her
alone: against the day of my
burying hath she kept this.
•John 12:8
For the poor always ye
have with you; but me ye have
not always.
• Much people of the Jews
John 12:9

therefore knew that he was

there: and they came not for
Jesus' sake only, but that they
might see Lazarus also, whom
he had raised from the dead.
•
John 12:10
But the chief priests
consulted that they might put
Lazarus also to death;
•John 12:11
Because that by reason
of him many of the Jews went
away, and believed on Jesus.
 1. Mary, Mother Of Jesus
• And Mary said, Behold
Luke 1:38

the handmaid of the Lord; be

it unto me according to thy
word. And the angel departed
from her.
 2. Mary Magdalene
• There were also
Mark 15:40

women looking on afar off:

among whom was Mary
Magdalene,
 3. Mary of Bethany
•
Luke 10:39
And she had a
sister called Mary, which
also sat at Jesus' feet, and
heard his word.
 4. Mary, Mother of James
•Mark 15:40 There were also women
looking on afar off: among whom
was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother of James the less and of
Joses, and Salome;
 5. Mary, Mother of Mark
•Acts 12:12 And when he had considered
the thing, he came to the house of
Mary the mother of John, whose
surname was Mark; where many
were gathered together praying.
 6. Mary, Disciple in the
church of Rome
• Greet Mary, who
Romans 16:6

bestowed much labour on us.

• Anointed means Christos or Messiah, Anointed One

• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

Luke 4:18

because he hath anointed me to preach the

gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised,
•Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for
he shall save his people from their sins.
•Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly, that God hath made the
same Jesus, whom ye have crucified,
both Lord and Christ.
I. THE PURPOSE
•John 12:1 Then Jesus six days before the
passover came to Bethany, where
Lazarus was, which had been dead,
whom he raised from the dead.
•John 12:2 There they made him a supper;
and Martha served: but Lazarus was
one of them that sat at the table with
him.
II. THE PEOPLE
• There they made him
John 12:2

a supper; and Martha

served: but Lazarus was one
of them that sat at the table
with him.
III. THE PERFUME
• Then took Mary a pound
John 12:3

of ointment of spikenard, very

costly, and anointed the feet of
Jesus, and wiped his feet with
her hair: and the house was
filled with the odour of the
ointment.
IV. THE PROTEST
A. The Denouncing of Mary
• Then saith one of his
John 12:4

disciples, Judas Iscariot,

Simon's son, which should
betray him,
•John 12:5 Why was not this ointment
sold for three hundred pence, and
given to the poor?
• John 12:6
This he said, not that he
cared for the poor; but because he
was a thief, and had the bag, and
bare what was put therein.
 B. The Defending of Mary
•John 12:7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone:
against the day of my burying hath
she kept this.
• John 12:8
For the poor always ye have
with you; but me ye have not always.
 1. Mary Wrought a Good Work
•Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If
thou wilt be perfect, go and sell
that thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure
in heaven: and come and follow
me.
 2. Mary Prepared Christ’s Death and
Burial
•1 Corinthians 15:1Moreover, brethren, I
declare unto you the gospel which I
preached unto you, which also ye
have received, and wherein ye
stand;
• By which also ye are saved,
1 Corinthians 15:2

if ye keep in memory what I preached

unto you, unless ye have believed in
vain.
•1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you
first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
• John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
• John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not
believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God.
 To him give all the
Acts 10:43

prophets witness, that through his

name whosoever believeth in him
shall receive remission of sins.
3. Mary Hath Done A Legacy
•Matthew 26:13 Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, there
shall also this, that this woman hath
done, be told for a memorial of her.
(Mark 14:9)
• Philippians 4:15 Now ye Philippians know also, that
in the beginning of the gospel, when I
departed from Macedonia, no church
communicated with me as concerning giving
and receiving, but ye only.
• Philippians 4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent
once and again unto my necessity.
• Philippians 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I
desire fruit that may abound to your account.
V. THE POPULARITY
• Much people of the Jews
John 12:9

therefore knew that he was

there: and they came not for
Jesus' sake only, but that they
might see Lazarus also, whom
he had raised from the dead.
VI. THE PLOT
•
John 12:10
But the chief priests
consulted that they might put
Lazarus also to death;
•John 12:11
Because that by reason
of him many of the Jews went
away, and believed on Jesus.