And Moses said, The people, among whom I {am}, {are} six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? {pennyworth: the Roman penny is sevenpence halfpenny}

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

And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave {thereof}.

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took {him} by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. {pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these {men} with bread here in the wilderness?

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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