Matthew 26:8

But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end was this waste?

Exodus 5:17

And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

1 Samuel 17:28-29

And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

Amos 8:5

saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:

Haggai 1:2-4

Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.

Malachi 1:7-10

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

Malachi 1:13

And ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.

Mark 14:4

And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

John 12:4-6

One of his disciples therefore, Judas son of Simon, Iscariote, who was about to deliver him up, says,

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

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They

1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard while he spoke to the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Mark 14:4
And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?
John 12:4
One of his disciples therefore, Judas son of Simon, Iscariote, who was about to deliver him up, says,

To

Exodus 5:17
And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.
Amos 8:5
saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:
Haggai 1:2
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.
Malachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

General references

Exodus 5:17
And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.