John 12:5
“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
In Context
4Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, the one who would betray him, said,
Cross References
Exodus 5:8However, you must still demand from them the same number of bricks as they made before. Do not accept any fewer, because they are lazy. That is why they are calling out and saying, 'Allow us to go and sacrifice to our God.'
Ezra 4:14Surely because we have eaten the palace salt, it is not fitting for us to see any dishonor happen to the king. It is because of this that we are informing the king
Malachi 1:10“Oh, if only there were one of you who would shut the temple gates, so that you might not light fires on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and I will not accept any offering from your hand.
Matthew 26:8But when his disciples saw it, they became angry and said, “What is the reason for this waste?
Mark 14:4But there were some who were angry. They spoke among themselves and said, “What is the reason for this waste?
Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses which will not wear out—treasure in the heavens that does not run out, 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 →