Verse 5

It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 13:29 : 29 Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought Jesus was telling him, 'Buy what we need for the festival,' or that he should give something to the poor.
  • 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 Do not grumble, as some of them did, and they were destroyed by the destroyer.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead, he must labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
  • Phil 2:14 : 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing,
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own desires. Their mouths speak arrogant words, flattering others for their own advantage.
  • Exod 16:7-8 : 7 and in the morning, you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your complaints against Him. Who are we that you complain against us?" 8 And Moses added, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because He has heard your complaints against Him. But who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the LORD."
  • Deut 1:27 : 27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'
  • Ps 106:25 : 25 They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
  • Matt 18:28 : 28 But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'
  • Matt 20:11 : 11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
  • Luke 15:2 : 2 And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.'
  • John 6:7 : 7 Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for everyone to have even a little.'
  • John 6:43 : 43 Jesus answered, 'Stop grumbling among yourselves.'
  • John 12:5-6 : 5 "Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.