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But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?
Matthew 26:8 — KJV
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But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?
Matthew 26:8 — KJV
His disciples. According to John 12:4, 5 the protest began with Judas. The other disciples apparently joined him in the criticism, which was probably voiced in whispers that circulated around the table.
This waste. Judas resented the fact that the perfume had not been sold and the money deposited in the communal treasury, where he could personally have access to it, “because he was a thief” (John 12:6).
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