“ That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”

说：“这香膏为什么不卖三十两银子周济穷人呢？”

“为什么不把这香膏卖三百个银币去周济穷人呢？”

“为什么不把这香膏卖三百个银币去周济穷人呢？”

“为什么不把香膏卖三百个银币去周济穷人呢？”

“为什么不把这香膏卖三百银币，周济穷人呢？”

“为什么不把这香液卖三百个银币去分给穷人呢？”

說：「這香膏為甚麼不賣三十兩銀子賙濟窮人呢？」

「為甚麼不把這香膏賣三百個銀幣去賙濟窮人呢？」

「為甚麼不把這香膏賣三百個銀幣去賙濟窮人呢？」

「為什麼不把香膏賣三百個銀幣去賙濟窮人呢？」

“為甚麼不把這香膏賣三百銀幣，賙濟窮人呢？”

『這香膏為甚麼不賣三百日工錢、去給窮人呢？』

「為什麼不把這香液賣三百個銀幣去分給窮人呢？」

何不以此膏鬻金三十以濟貧乎、

曰、何不售此膏、得金三十、以濟貧乎、

何不售此膏、得三百第拿流約銀三十兩以濟貧乎、

責曰：『何不售此膏、得三百銀錢、以濟貧者乎？』

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

“ Why wasn’t this perfume sold? Why wasn’t the money given to poor people? It was worth a year’s pay.”

“ Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

“ Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

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

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

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?

“ Why wasn’t this fragrant oil sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?”

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

“ Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”

“ Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?”

“ Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

Some of those at the table were indignant.“ Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked.“ It could have been sold for a year’s wages and the money given to the poor!” So they scolded her harshly.

When Jesus heard his answer, he said,“ There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

The disciples were indignant when they saw this.“ What a waste!” they said.“ It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

Philip replied,“ Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”

You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.

“ And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?

But still require them to make the same number of bricks as before. Don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy. That’s why they are crying out,‘ Let us go and offer sacrifices to our God.’

He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.

“ How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ and I will not accept your offerings.But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.You say,‘ It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.

But Pharaoh shouted,“ You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying,‘ Let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.’