Thematic Bible: Parsimony (stinginess)
Thematic Bible
Parsimony (stinginess) » Of the disciples, when the ointment was poured upon jesus
when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, and exclaimed. "Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."
Then said Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was about to betray him, "Why was not this perfume sold for fifty dollars, and the proceeds given to the poor?"