Title: The Path of Salvation
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(John 8:3-11) “The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery and brought a woman caught in adultery, put her in the middle, and said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery. What shall they say? They say these things, to test Jesus in order to obtain a condition for accusation. Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger, and they did not stop asking him. Then he got up and said, "He who is without sin among you. He told them to stone first. Then they bent down again and wrote on the ground with their fingers. When they heard these words, they were remorseful, and they went out one by one, starting with adults and young people. Only Jesus and the woman standing in the midst were left. And when he saw that no one was there, he said to her, "Woman, where are those who accused you? Has no one condemned you?" He answered, "No, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
(John 11:1-4) “There was a certain sick man, Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her brother Martha, who anointed the Lord with perfume and washed His feet with her hair; and Lazarus, who was sick, was his brother. They sent to Jesus and said, “Lord, behold, the one you love is sick.” When Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness is not to die for, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
(John 12:1-8) “Six days before the Passover, when Jesus came to Bethany, this is the place where Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead, resides. There he was having a banquet for Jesus, and when he saw Martha, Lazarus was sitting with Jesus. And while Mary was in the midst, she took a pound of very expensive perfume, or pure nard, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and washed his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the smell of perfume. Why didn't he sell it for three hundred denarii and give it to the poor?" I said this, not because he was thinking of the poor, but because he was a thief and had the money box and stole what was put there. Leave this for your sake. The poor are always with you, but I will not always be.”
(Mark 14:1-9) “After two days passed, it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus and put him to death, saying, “Let’s not do it during the festival, lest there be a folk song.” A woman brought an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, or pure nard, and broke the jar and poured it on Jesus' head. Some people were angry and said to each other, "What is the purpose of wasting this perfume? This perfume was sold for more than three hundred denarii and sold to the poor." I could have given her to you.” Jesus said to her, “Leave it alone, why are you tormenting me? He has done a good thing for me. The poor are always with you, so I can help you whenever you want. I will not always be with you. She anointed my body with perfume and prepared for my burial in advance. I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in remembrance of her. I will do it.”