John 12:5
“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the needy?”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
In Context
4Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was soon to betray him, said,
Cross References
Exodus 5:8And you shall impose upon them the same quota of bricks that they made before. Neither will you lessen anything, for they are idle, and therefore they cry out, saying: ‘We shall go and sacrifice to our God.’
Ezra 4:14But, remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we are led to believe that it is a crime to see the king harmed, we have therefore sent and reported to the king,
Malachi 1:10Who is there among you that would close the doors and enflame my altar without pay? I have no favor in you, says the Lord of hosts. And I will not accept a gift from your hand.
Matthew 26:8But the disciples, seeing this, were indignant, saying: “What is the purpose of this waste?
Mark 14:4But there were some who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment?
Luke 12:33Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts.
Matthew Henry on John 12:2-12
Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 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. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →