...betray him, said: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor ? Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein." However, the reason was specious,...

...called a waste of money, alleging it might have been much better expended on the poor: "This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and bare what was put therein." So these Jews, I suspect, cared very little for the...

...son of Simon, asked why the ointment was not sold for SCO denarii and given to the poor, not however because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and carried the bag, or common purse of the disciples. But Jesus replied, " Let her alone! she hath...

...sentence, the Scriptures give us a complete and striking description of his character. " This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and bore that which was therein." The time had come for his character to appear. He...

...Why was not this oil sold for three hundred de- 6 narii, and given to the poor 1 This he said, not 6 because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money-box, and what was put in it was in his hands. Then Jesus 7 said, Let her alone. She...

...Lord's head, and said that it ought to have been given to the poor ; and yet St. John says that he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag and bare what was put therein. It is of importance to observe this, because, in fact,...

...three hundred Denarii, [or twenty-four hundred « ' pence] and given to the poor ? ' And this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, 7 and had the bag, and took what was put therein. Then said Jesus ; ' Let her alone ; she hath kept...

...the cost of the spikenard, which Mary poured on Jesus' feet, the Evangelist tells us, that he did so, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag 5. Yet Jesus reproached him not for his falsehood and fraud, but simply said, " The...

...not this ointment sold for 300 pence \denarii = £9 7s. 6rf.] and given to the poor ?" This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and carried the bag. Then Jesus said, " Let her alone ; why trouble ye her ? she hath wrought a good...

...hundred Denarii, [or twenty -four hundred ' pence,] and given to the poor ?' And this he said, not e because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the box, and took what was put therein. Then t said Jesus ; ' Let her alone ; she hath kept...