Thematic Bible: Parsimony (stinginess)
Thematic Bible
Parsimony (stinginess) » Of the disciples, when the ointment was poured upon jesus
When the disciples saw this they were angry. "What is the use of this waste?" they said; "the perfume might have been sold for a good sum, and the poor might have got that."
One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to betray him), said, "Why was not this perfume sold for ten pounds, and the money given to the poor?"