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But Judas the Iscariot— one of His disciples, the one going to hand Him over— says, “For what reason was this perfume not sold for three-hundred denarii[a] and given to poor ones?” Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. And having the money-box, he was carrying[b] the things being put there.

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  1. John 12:5 One denarius was one day’s wage for a laborer.
  2. John 12:6 Or, pilfering.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(A) objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a] He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(B) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii