John 12:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'

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  • Exod 5:8 : 8 and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;
  • Exod 5:17 : 17 And he saith, `Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;
  • Amos 8:5 : 5 Saying, When doth the new moon pass, And we sell ground corn? And the sabbath, and we open out pure corn? To make little the ephah, And to make great the shekel, And to use perversely balances of deceit.
  • Mal 1:10-13 : 10 Who `is' even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand. 11 For, from the rising of the sun to its going in, Great `is' My name among nations, And in every place perfume is brought nigh to My name, and a pure present, For great `is' My name among nations, Said Jehovah of Hosts. 12 And ye are polluting it in your saying, `The table of Jehovah -- it is polluted, As to its fruit -- despicable is its food.' 13 And ye have said, `Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.
  • Matt 20:2 : 2 and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
  • Matt 26:8-9 : 8 And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste? 9 for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'
  • Mark 14:4-5 : 4 and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made? 5 for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.
  • Luke 6:41 : 41 `And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that `is' in thine own eye dost not consider?
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'
  • John 6:7 : 7 Philip answered him, `Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 26:6-15
    10 verses
    88%

    6And Jesus having been in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

    8And having seen `it', his disciples were much displeased, saying, `To what purpose `is' this waste?

    9for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

    10And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

    11for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always;

    12for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did `it'.

    13Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this `one' did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

    14Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

    15`What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

  • Mark 14:2-11
    10 verses
    87%

    2and they said, `Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

    3And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

    4and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, `For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?

    5for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

    6And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

    7for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

    8what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming.

    9Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

    10And Judas the Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them,

    11and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

  • John 12:6-8
    3 verses
    84%

    6and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

    7Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,

    8for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'

  • John 12:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of spikenard, of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus and did wipe with her hair his feet, and the house was filled from the fragrance of the ointment.

    4Therefore saith one of his disciples -- Judas Iscariot, of Simon, who is about to deliver him up --

  • John 13:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him,

    29for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

  • Mark 12:41-43
    3 verses
    72%

    41And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

    42and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

    43And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

  • Zech 11:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12And I say unto them: `If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire -- thirty silverlings.

    13And Jehovah saith unto me, `Cast it unto the potter;' the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them `to' the house of Jehovah, unto the potter.

  • John 11:2
    71%

    2and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

  • Luke 22:5
    70%

    5and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,

  • Matt 27:3
    70%

    3Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,

  • Luke 7:46
    70%

    46with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

  • Luke 22:47-48
    2 verses
    70%

    47And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,

    48and Jesus said to him, `Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?'

  • John 6:5
    70%

    5Jesus then having lifted up `his' eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, `Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?' --

  • Matt 27:9
    70%

    9Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

  • John 6:7
    70%

    7Philip answered him, `Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;'

  • Matt 27:6
    70%

    6And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, `It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'

  • Luke 21:1
    69%

    1And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury -- rich men,

  • Luke 21:5
    69%

    5And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,

  • John 13:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, who is it?'

    26Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;' and having dipped the morsel, he giveth `it' to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

  • Matt 26:47
    69%

    47And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • Luke 7:37
    69%

    37and lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

  • Mark 14:20
    68%

    20And he answering said to them, `One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish;

  • Acts 4:37
    68%

    37a field being his, having sold `it', brought the money and laid `it' at the feet of the apostles.