John 12:5
Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?
Revised King James New Testament
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 would later betray him, said,
Cross References
Matthew 26:8But when his disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Mark 14:4And some were indignant, and said to themselves, Why was this perfume wasted?
Luke 12:33Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in heaven that does not fail, where no thief approaches 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 →