Mark 14:4
But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“Why this waste of expensive ointment?
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- John 12:4-5 : 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said, 5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”
- Matt 26:8-9 : 8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste? 9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”
- Eccl 4:4 : 4 Labor Motivated by Envy Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless– like chasing the wind.
- Eccl 5:4-8 : 4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow! 5 It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. 6 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?” 7 Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God! 8 Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
- Mal 1:12-13 : 12 “But you are profaning it by saying that the table of the Lord is common and its offerings despicable. 13 You also say,‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?” asks the LORD.
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- Matt 26:6-105 verses88%
6 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.
8 When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“Why this waste?
9 It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!”
10 When Jesus learned of this, he said to them,“Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.
- Mark 14:5-95 verses87%
5 It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.
6 But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.
7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!
8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.
9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Mark 14:2-32 verses83%
2 For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”
3 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of costly aromatic oil from pure nard. After breaking open the jar, she poured it on his head.
- John 12:3-75 verses81%
3 Then Mary took three quarters of a pound of expensive aromatic oil from pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She then wiped his feet dry with her hair.(Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfumed oil.)
4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said,
5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”
6 (Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
7 So Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial.
- Matt 26:12-143 verses74%
12 When she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13 I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
14 The Plan to Betray Jesus Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
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37 Then when a woman of that town, who was a sinner, learned that Jesus was dining at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.
38 As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself,“If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
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2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
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46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
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24 Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.
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41 Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.
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43 He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
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14 More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
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3 Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”