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João 12:5

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5 Por que não se vendeu este bálsamo por trezentos denários e não se deu aos pobres?

João 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.

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João 12:5 In-Context

3 Então Maria, tomando uma libra de bálsamo de nardo puro, de grande preço, ungiu os pés de Jesus, e os enxugou com os seus cabelos; e encheu-se a casa do cheiro do bálsamo.
4 Mas Judas Iscariotes, um dos seus discípulos, aquele que o havia de trair disse:
5 Por que não se vendeu este bálsamo por trezentos denários e não se deu aos pobres?
6 Ora, ele disse isto, não porque tivesse cuidado dos pobres, mas porque era ladrão e, tendo a bolsa, subtraía o que nela se lançava.
7 Respondeu, pois Jesus: Deixa-a; para o dia da minha preparação para a sepultura o guardou;
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