Today's Reading | April 9, 2025
John 12:1–11
Introduction John 12:1–11: Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume, and Judas Iscariot pretends to criticize the waste. Jesus affirms Mary’s action and rejects Judas’s interpretation. The reading concludes with the religious leaders extending their plot to include killing Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from death. Today’s Key Verse: John 12:8 [Jesus said:] “You will always have poor people with you,…
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