John 12:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

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

Cross References

Ezra 4:14

Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,

Exodus 5:17

But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.

Exodus 5:8

But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;

Matthew 18:28

So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

Matthew 20:2

And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

Luke 12:33

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

Luke 18:22

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

Luke 6:41

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

John 12:4

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot who was to give him up, said,

John 12:6

He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.

John 13:29

Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

John 6:7

Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.