John 12:5

“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

Text-Critical English NT

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, Simon's son, who was about to betray him, said,

6(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he was the keeper of the moneybag and would pilfer what was put into it.)

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Cross References

Matthew 26:8When his disciples saw it, they were indignant and said, “Why this waste?

Mark 14:4But some were expressing indignation to one another, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?

Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Make yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

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 →

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