John 12:5
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
Context
This verse from John Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus' feet six days before Passover. The triumphal entry on a donkey fulfilling Zechariah 9:9. Greeks seek Jesus; Jesus announces the hour of his glorification — like a grain of wheat falling into earth. 'Father, glorify …
Other Translations
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
Cross References
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And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And …