John 12:3-6

3 ¹Mary therefore took a pound^[a] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said,

5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii^[b] and ²given to the poor? ”

6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ³having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

Cross References

• 1. 12:3 [Luke 7:37, 38]
• 2. 12:5 ch. 13:29
• 3. 12:6 [See ver. 5 above]

Footnotes

• [a] 12:3 Greek 'litra'; a 'litra' (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
• [b] 12:5 A 'denarius' was a day’s wage for a laborer