Matthew 26:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

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  • Josh 7:20-21 : 20 And Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done: 21 When I saw among their goods a fair robe of Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver, and a mass of gold, fifty shekels in weight, I was overcome by desire and took them; and they are put away in the earth in my tent, and the silver is under it.
  • 1 Sam 15:9 : 9 But Saul and the people did not put Agag to death, and they kept the best of the sheep and the oxen and the fat beasts and the lambs, and whatever was good, not desiring to put them to the curse: but everything which was bad and of no use they put to the curse.
  • 1 Sam 15:21 : 21 But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.
  • 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.
  • Mark 14:5 : 5 We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.
  • John 12:5-6 : 5 Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor? 6 (He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
  • 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;

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  • John 12:3-8
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    88%

    3Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

    4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said,

    5Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

    6(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)

    7Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

    8The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

  • Mark 14:2-9
    8 verses
    88%

    2But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

    3And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

    4But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?

    5We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

    6But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

    7The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

    8She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

    9And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

  • Matt 26:6-8
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    86%

    6Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

    8But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

  • Matt 26:10-15
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    84%

    10But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

    11For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

    12For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.

    13Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

    14Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

    15What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

  • Luke 7:44-47
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    75%

    44And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.

    45You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.

    46You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.

    47And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

  • John 13:29
    72%

    29Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

  • Luke 7:37-39
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    72%

    37And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

    38And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

    39Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

  • John 11:2
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    2(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

  • Mark 12:41-44
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    41And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

    42And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    43And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

    44Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.

  • Luke 21:1-5
    5 verses
    69%

    1And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

    2And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

    3And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

    4For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

    5And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

  • Matt 13:46
    68%

    46And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

  • 1 Chr 9:30
    67%

    30And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.

  • Exod 25:6
    67%

    6Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;

  • Matt 27:9-10
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    9Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

    10And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.

  • Luke 16:1
    66%

    1And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

  • Acts 4:37
    66%

    37Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.

  • Luke 18:22-23
    2 verses
    66%

    22And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

    23But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.