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Selected Verse: John 12:5 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Joh 12:5 |
King James |
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
three hundred pence--between nine and ten pounds sterling. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Three hundred pence (τριακοσίων δηναρίων)
Or three hundred denarii. On the denarius, see on Mat 20:2. Mark says more than three hundred pence. Three hundred denarii would be about fifty dollars, or twice that amount if we reckon according to the purchasing power.
The poor (πτωχοῖς)
See on Mat 5:3. No article: to poor people. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Three hundred pence - Or denarii: about 9. 13s. 9d. of our money; reckoning the denarius at 7 3/4d. One of my MSS. of the Vulgate (a MS. of the 14th century) reads, cccc denarii. |
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.