Matthew 26:8

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

Exodus 5:17

But he said, You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah.

And his oldest brother Eliab heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David. And he said, Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the naughtiness of your heart. For you have come down to see the battle.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Amos 8:5

saying, When will the new moon be gone so that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel great, and perverting the balances by deceit;

Haggai 1:2-4

So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people says, The time has not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.

Malachi 1:7-10

You offer defiled bread upon My altar; and you say, In what way have we defiled You? In your saying, The table of Jehovah, it is a thing to be despised.

Malachi 1:13

You also said, Behold, what a weariness it is! And you have puffed at it, says Jehovah of Hosts. And you bring plunder, and the lame, and the sick, and you bring the food offering. Should I accept it from your hand, says Jehovah?

Mark 14:4

And some were indignant to themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

John 12:4-6

Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)

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Matthew 26:8

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

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Exodus 5:17

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Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

And some were indignant to themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)

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But he said, You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah.

saying, When will the new moon be gone so that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel great, and perverting the balances by deceit;

So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people says, The time has not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.

You offer defiled bread upon My altar; and you say, In what way have we defiled You? In your saying, The table of Jehovah, it is a thing to be despised.

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But he said, You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah.