Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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Bible References
They
1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why came you down here? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the insolence of your heart; for you are come down that you might see the battle.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.
Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
John 12:4
Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray him,
To
Exodus 5:17
But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Amos 8:5
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Haggai 1:2
Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
Malachi 1:7
You offer polluted bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
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Exodus 5:17
But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.