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John 12:5

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12:5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins 1  and the money 2  given to the poor?”

1 tn Grk “three hundred denarii.” The denarius was a silver coin worth a standard day’s wage, so the value exceeded what a laborer could earn in a year (taking into account Sabbaths and feast days when no work was done).

2 tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).



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