John 12:5

God's Word

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for a high price and the money given to the poor?”

Cross References

Ezra 4:14

Now, because we are paid by your palace, it isn’t right for us to watch something happen that will dishonor the king. So we are sending this letter to inform you

Exodus 5:17

“You’re lazy! ⌞Just plain⌟ lazy!” Pharaoh answered. “That’s why you keep saying, ‘Let us go offer sacrifices to the Lord.’

Exodus 5:8

but insist that they make the same number of bricks they were making before. Making fewer bricks will not be acceptable. They’re lazy! That’s why they’re crying, ‘Let us go offer sacrifices to our God.’

Amos 8:5

You say to yourselves, “When will the New Moon Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of rest—a holy day, be over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales.

Matthew 18:28

But when that servant went away, he found a servant who owed him hundreds of dollars. He grabbed the servant he found and began to choke him. ‘Pay what you owe!’ he said.

Matthew 20:2

After agreeing to pay the workers the usual day’s wages, he sent them to work in his vineyard.

Luke 12:33

“Sell your material possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don’t wear out! Make a treasure for yourselves in heaven that never loses its value! In heaven thieves and moths can’t get close enough to destroy your treasure.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still need one thing. Sell everything you have. Distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then follow me!”

Luke 6:41

“Why do you see the piece of sawdust in another believer’s eye and not notice the wooden beam in your own eye?

John 12:4

One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray him, asked,

John 12:6

(Judas didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the moneybag and carried the contributions.)

John 13:29

Judas had the moneybag. So some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the poor.

John 6:7

Philip answered, “We would need about a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece.”