John 12:5

5 quare hoc unguentum non veniit trecentis denariis et datum est egenis

John 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:5

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence
Meaning Roman pence, one of which is, of the value of our money, seven pence halfpenny; so that three hundred pence amount to nine pounds seven shillings and six pence:

and given to the poor?
this was his pretence, and with which he covered himself; his uneasiness was, because it was not sold, and the money put into his hands, as appears by what follows.

John 12:5 In-Context

3 Maria ergo accepit libram unguenti nardi pistici pretiosi unxit pedes Iesu et extersit capillis suis pedes eius et domus impleta est ex odore unguenti

4 dicit ergo unus ex discipulis eius Iudas Scariotis qui erat eum traditurus

5 quare hoc unguentum non veniit trecentis denariis et datum est egenis

6 dixit autem hoc non quia de egenis pertinebat ad eum sed quia fur erat et loculos habens ea quae mittebantur portabat

7 dixit ergo Iesus sine illam ut in die sepulturae meae servet illud