John 12:5
King James Version (KJV)
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
Translations
John 12:5 - Amplified Bible
Why was this perfume not sold for 300 denarii [a year's wages for an ordinary workman] and that [money] given to the poor (the destitute)?
John 12:5 - American Standard Version
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
John 12:5 - Bible in Basic English
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
John 12:5 - Darby Bible
Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?
John 12:5 - English Standard Version
"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
John 12:5 - King James Version
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
John 12:5 - La Biblia de las Americas
¿Por qué no se vendiò este perfume por trescientos denarios (Un denario valìa aprox. 4 gramos de plata, o el equivalente al salario de un dìa) y se dio a los pobres?
John 12:5 - The Message
John 12:5 - New American Standard Bible
"Why was this perfume not sold for (Equivalent to 11 months' wages) three hundred denarii and given to poor {people?}"
John 12:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
"¿Por qué no se vendiò este perfume por 300 denarios (salario de 300 dìas) y se dio a los pobres?"
John 12:5 - World English Bible
"Why wasn`t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
John 12:5 - Young's Living Translation
`Wherefore was not this ointment sold for three hundred denaries, and given to the poor?`
John 12:5 - Additional Comments
Three hundred denarii was about a year's wages for many of the people.
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