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Giovanni 12:5

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5 Perché non s’è venduto quest’olio per trecento denari e non si son dati ai poveri?

Giovanni 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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Giovanni 12:5 In-Context

3 Allora Maria, presa una libbra d’olio odorifero di nardo schietto, di gran prezzo, unse i piedi di Gesù e glieli asciugò co’ suoi capelli; e la casa fu ripiena del profumo dell’olio.
4 Ma Giuda Iscariot, uno dei suoi discepoli, che stava per tradirlo, disse:
5 Perché non s’è venduto quest’olio per trecento denari e non si son dati ai poveri?
6 Diceva così, non perché si curasse de’ poveri, ma perché era ladro, e tenendo la borsa, ne portava via quel che vi si metteva dentro.
7 GesĂą dunque disse: Lasciala stare; ella lo ha serbato per il giorno della mia sepoltura.
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