John 12:5 ““Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money…”

John 12:5

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

World English Bible

“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

American Standard Version

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?

Geneva Bible 1599

Why was not this oyntment sold for three hundreth pence, and giuen to the poore?

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

Bible in Basic English

Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

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Cross references

“was”

Malachi 1:10–13 Luke 6:41 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:17 Amos 8:5 Matthew 26:8

Malachi 1:10–13 · BSB

“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Luke 6:41 · BSB

Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

Exodus 5:8 · BSB

But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’

Exodus 5:17 · BSB

“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’

Amos 8:5 · BSB

asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.

Matthew 26:8 · BSB

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

“three hundred”

John 6:7 Matthew 20:2 Mark 14:5

John 6:7 · BSB

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”

Matthew 20:2 · BSB

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

Mark 14:5 · BSB

It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

“and given”

Luke 12:33 Luke 18:22 Matthew 26:9

Luke 12:33 · BSB

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 18:22 · BSB

On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Matthew 26:9 · BSB

This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

Read John 12