American King James Version
"Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? "
— John 12:5, American King James Version
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor? ”
“"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"”
““Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?””
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor?”
“Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?”
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
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 odor of the ointment.
Then says one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.
Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying has she kept this.
For the poor always you have with you; but me you have not always.