John 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
John 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?””
John 12:5 — World English Bible
John 12:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?”
John 12:5 — American Standard Version
John 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?'”
John 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
John 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
John 12:5 — Darby Translation
John 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why was not this oyntment sold for three hundreth pence, and giuen to the poore?”
John 12:5 — Geneva Bible
John 12:5 in Context — John 12
3 Entonces María tomó una libra de ungüento de nardo líquido de mucho precio, y ungió los pies de Jesús, y limpió sus pies con sus cabellos: y la casa se llenó del olor del ungüento.
4 Y dijo uno de sus discípulos, Judas Iscariote, [hijo] de Simón, el que le había de entregar:
5 ¿Por qué no se ha vendido este ungüento por trescientos dineros, y se dió á los pobres?
6 Mas dijo esto, no por el cuidado que él tenía de los pobres; sino porque era ladrón, y tenía la bolsa, y traía lo que se echaba en ella.
7 Entonces Jesús dijo: Déjala: para el día de mi sepultura ha guardado esto;
What Does John 12:5 Mean?
John 12:5 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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