John 12:5

Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarius and given to the poor?

Exodus 5:8

And the tally of the bricks which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it; for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:17

And he replied, Ye are idle, ye are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice unto the LORD.

Amos 8:5

saying, When the month is over, we will sell the wheat; and after the sabbath day we will open the storehouse of bread, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit;

Malachi 1:10-13

Who is there even among you that would shut the doors or tend the fire on my altar for free? I have no pleasure in you, said the LORD of the hosts, neither will the offering from your hand be agreeable unto me.

Matthew 20:2

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 26:8-9

But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Mark 14:4-5

And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Luke 6:41

And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?

Luke 12:33

Sell what ye have and give alms; ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches neither moth corrupts.

Luke 18:22

Now when Jesus heard this, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

John 6:7

Philip answered him, Two hundred denarius of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one of them may take a little.

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Summary

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

Three hundred

General references

Bible References

Was

Exodus 5:8
And the tally of the bricks which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it; for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Amos 8:5
saying, When the month is over, we will sell the wheat; and after the sabbath day we will open the storehouse of bread, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit;
Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors or tend the fire on my altar for free? I have no pleasure in you, said the LORD of the hosts, neither will the offering from your hand be agreeable unto me.
Matthew 26:8
But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Luke 6:41
And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?

Three hundred

John 6:7
Philip answered him, Two hundred denarius of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one of them may take a little.
Matthew 20:2
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And given

Matthew 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.
Luke 12:33
Sell what ye have and give alms; ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches neither moth corrupts.
Luke 18:22
Now when Jesus heard this, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

General references

Matthew 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.