John 12:5

Mary Anoints Jesus

4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, 5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

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Berean Standard Bible
“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
American Standard Version (1901)
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
Bible in Basic English
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
Free Bible Version
“Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth three hundred denarii.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Why was not this oyntment sold for three hundreth pence, and giuen to the poore?
King James (Authorized) Version
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
One Unity Resource Bible
“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii (300 days wages), and given to the poor?”
Plain English Version
“Why did she waste that perfume? Why didn’t she let us sell it? We can get more money than a man gets for working for a whole year, and then we can give that money to poor people.”
Translation for Translators
He said, “◄We should have sold this perfume and given the money to poor people!/Why did we not sell this perfume and give the money for it to the poor people?► [RHQ] We could have gotten 300 days’ wages for it!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
Noah Webster Bible
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
World English Bible
“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
Young's Literal Translation
'Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'