John 12:5

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

Matthew 20:2

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

Matthew 26:8-9

The disciples were indignant at seeing this. "What is this waste for?" they exclaimed.

Mark 14:4-5

Some of those who were present said to one another indignantly: "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

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?

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."

John 6:7

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Three hundred

General references

Bible References

Was

Matthew 26:8
The disciples were indignant at seeing this. "What is this waste for?" they exclaimed.
Mark 14:4
Some of those who were present said to one another indignantly: "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?
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?

Three hundred

John 6:7
"Twenty pounds' worth of bread," answered Philip, "would not be enough for each of them to have a little."
Matthew 20:2
He agreed with the laborers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

And given

Matthew 26:9
"It could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to poor people."
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."

General references

Matthew 26:9
"It could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to poor people."