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John 12:5-7
Revised Standard Version
John 12:5-7
Revised Standard Version
5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[a] and given to the poor?” 6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial.
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- John 12:5 The denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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