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John 12:5
“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
John 12:5 · Berean Standard Bible
John 12:5 in other translations
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
"Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
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In context
2 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.
3 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,
5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
6 Judas 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.
7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
8 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
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