John 12:5

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

"Why was not this perfume sold for thirty pounds, and the money given to poor people?"

Cross References

Matthew 18:28

But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow-servants who owed him ten pounds. Seizing him by the throat, he said 'Pay what you owe me.'

Matthew 20:2

He agreed with the laborers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

Luke 12:33

Sell what belongs to you, and give in charity. Make yourselves purses that will not wear out--an inexhaustible treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes near, or moth works ruin.

Luke 18:22

Hearing this, Jesus said to him: "There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."

Luke 6:41

And why do you look at the straw in your brother's eye, while you pay no attention at all to the beam in your own?

John 12:4

One of the disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was about to betray Jesus, asked:

John 12:6

He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.

John 13:29

Some thought that, as Judas kept the purse, Jesus meant that he was to buy some things needed for the Festival, or to give something to the poor.

John 6:7

"Twenty pounds' worth of bread," answered Philip, "would not be enough for each of them to have a little."