“Why was this fragrant oil not sold for [a]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

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  1. John 12:5 About one year’s wages for a worker

“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred [a]denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?”

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  1. John 12:5 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

「為什麼不把香膏賣三百個銀幣[a]去賙濟窮人呢?」

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  1. 12·5 三百個銀幣」相當於當時一個人一年的工錢。

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a]

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  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii