Mary of Bethany

Mary of Bethany is a Lazarus' sister living at the time of the New Testament. She is named in 11 verses of the Bible, first in Luke 10:39.

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Verses

Luke

• Luke 10:39
  And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
• Luke 10:42
  But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

John

• John 11:1
  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village 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.)(Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
• John 11:19
  And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.
• John 11:20
  Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him; but Mary stayed at home.
• John 11:28
  And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
• John 11:31
  The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
• John 11:32
  Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
• John 11:45
  Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in 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.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.