⁵ For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.

²⁹ Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

¹⁶ These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their lusts;^[a] their mouths utter bombastic nonsense, flattering people to their own advantage.^(A)

¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and arguing,^(A)

²⁸ Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.

¹⁰ And do not complain, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.^(A)

⁵ “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” ⁶ (He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.)

⁴³ Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves.

⁷ Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”

² And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”^(A)