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“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[a] and (A)given to the poor?”

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  1. John 12:5 A denarius was a day's wage for a labourer

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a]

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  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii

29 Some thought that, (A)because Judas had the money bag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need (B)for the feast”, or that he should (C)give something to the poor.

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29 Since Judas had charge of the money,(A) some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival,(B) or to give something to the poor.(C)

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