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John 12:4–5

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Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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From verse 4

  1. Matthew 10:4Rank 1 from verse 4
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    4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

  2. 1 Samuel 17:28–29Rank 2 from verse 4
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    28¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

    29And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

  3. John 13:2Rank 3 from verse 4
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    2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

  4. John 18:2–5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

    3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

    4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

  5. Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  6. John 13:26Rank 6 from verse 4
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    26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

  7. John 6:70–71Rank 7 from verse 4
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    70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

    71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

  8. Luke 6:16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

From verse 5

  1. Luke 12:33Rank 1 from verse 5
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    33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

  2. Luke 18:22Rank 2 from verse 5
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    22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  3. Mark 14:4–5Rank 3 from verse 5
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    4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

  4. Matthew 26:8–9Rank 4 from verse 5
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    8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

  5. Luke 6:41Rank 5 from verse 5
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    41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

  6. Malachi 1:10–13Rank 6 from verse 5
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    10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

    11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

    12¶ But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

    13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.

  7. Amos 8:5Rank 7 from verse 5
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    5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

  8. Exodus 5:17Rank 8 from verse 5
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    17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

  9. Exodus 5:8Rank 9 from verse 5
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    8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

  10. John 6:7Rank 10 from verse 5
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    7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

  11. Matthew 20:2Rank 11 from verse 5
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    2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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John 12:4

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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betray

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To deliver a person into an enemy's hands by treachery or fraud, violating trust or confidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 12:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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12:1THEN Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

12:2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

12:4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

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12:5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

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12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

12:7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

12:8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

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