“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[a] and (A)given to the poor?”

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  1. John 12:5 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

29 Some thought that, (A)because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need (B)for the feast,” or that he should (C)give something to the poor.

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