Bible Verses About Bethany

And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.

For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.

For she in pouring this ointment on my body hath done it for my burial.

Amen I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memory of her.

And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,

And saith to them: Go into the village that is over against you, and immediately at your coming in thither, you shall find a colt tied, upon which no man yet hath sat. Loose him and bring him.

And if any man shall say to you: What are you doing? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will let him come hither.

And going their way, they found the colt tied before the gate without, in the meeting of two ways. And they loose him.

And some of them that stood there said to them: What do you loosing the colt?

Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them. And they let him go with them.

And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him.

And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way.

And they that went before and they that followed cried, saying: Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh: Hosanna in the highest.

And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve.

And the next day when they came out from Bethania, he was hungry.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

And she had a sister called Mary. who, sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word.

But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? Speak to her therefore, that she help me.

And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things:

Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.