1 SIX days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
John 12:1 Cross References - Lamsa
Matthew 21:17
17 And he left them, and went outside of the city to Bethany, and he lodged there.
Matthew 26:6-11
6 And when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 A woman came up to him with an alabaster vessel of precious perfume, and she poured it upon the head of Jesus, while he was reclining.
8 When his disciples saw it, they were dis- pleased, and said, Why is this loss?
9 For it could have been sold for a great deal, and given to the poor.
10 But Jesus understood it and said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? She has done a good work to me.
11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not have me always.
Mark 11:11
11 And Jesus entered Jerusalem, into the temple; and he saw everything, and when evening came, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Mark 14:3-8
3 When he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, while he reclined, there came a woman who had with her an alabaster vessel of perfume of pure nard, of good quality and very expensive; and she opened it, and poured it upon the head of Jesus.
4 But there were some men of the disciples who were displeased within themselves, and said, Why was this perfume wasted?
5 For it could have been sold for more than three hundred pennies and given to the poor. So they annoyed her.
6 Jesus said, Leave her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work to me.
7 For you always have the poor with you, and when you wish, you can do good to them; but I am not always with you.
8 But this one has done it with what she had; she anointed my body in advance as for the burial.
Luke 24:50
50 And he took them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
John 11:1
1 NOW there was a man who was sick, Lazarus of the town of Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha.
John 11:44
44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with burial clothes; and his face bound with a burial napkin. Jesus said to them, Loose him and let him go.
John 11:55
55 Now the Jewish passover was at hand; and many went up from the towns to Jerusalem, before the feast, to purify themselves.
John 12:20
20 Now there were some Gentiles * among them who had come up to worship at the feast.