Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
Why was this perfume not sold for 300 denarii [a year's wages for an ordinary workman] and that [money] given to the poor (the destitute)?
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
“This perfume was worth a year’s wages! Why wasn’t it sold and the money given to the poor?” (
"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the needy?"
