John 12:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii  , and given to the poor? ’

Cross References

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he told him, ‘You still lack one thing: Sell all you have and distribute it to the poor,   and you will have treasure in heaven.   Then come, follow me.’

Luke 12:33

Sell   your possessions and give to the poor.   Make money-bags   for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure   in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

John 6:7

Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred denarii  , worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.’

Luke 6:41

‘Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?

Matthew 20:2

After agreeing with the workers on one denarius,   he sent them into his vineyard for the day.

Amos 8:5

asking, ‘When will the New Moon be over so that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so that we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales.

Exodus 5:17

But he said, ‘You are lazy. Lazy! That is why you are saying, “Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 5:8

But require the same quota of bricks from them as they were making before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy #– #that is why they are crying out,  “Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”

Matthew 18:28

‘That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.   , He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, “Pay what you owe! ”

John 12:4

Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot  (who was about to betray him), said,

John 12:6

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief.  He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

John 13:29

Since Judas  kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, ‘Buy what we need for the festival,’  or that he should give something to the poor.

Ezra 4:14

Since we have taken an oath of loyalty to the king,  and it is not right for us to witness his dishonour, we have sent to inform the king