John 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 12:5 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 12:5 — KJV
“Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?”
— John 12:5 (KJV)
John 12:5 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 12:5
“For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.”
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“For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
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“While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?”
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“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;”
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“And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;”
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