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

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But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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

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For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

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But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(A) objected,

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Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

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“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii

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

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