John 12:5
ContextNET © | “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins 1 and the money 2 given to the poor?” |
NIV © | "Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages." |
NASB © | "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?" |
NLT © | "That perfume was worth a small fortune. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor." |
MSG © | "Why wasn't this oil sold and the money given to the poor? It would have easily brought three hundred silver pieces." |
BBE © | Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor? |
NRSV © | "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?" |
NKJV © | "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins 1 and the money 2 given to the poor?” |
NET © Notes |
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). |