When Mary took a pound of expensive oil and greased the feet of Jesus, Judas Iscariot became indignant and spoke up. “ Why was it this perfumed oil was not sold for three hundred denarii [equivalent to about a year’s wage] and given to the poor? ”
فغضب يهوذا الإسخريوطي وعبَّر عن رأيه محتجًّا :‏ « لماذا لم يُبَع هذا الزيت العَطِر بثلاث مئة دينار [ما يعادل اجر سنة] ويعطَ للفقراء ؟‏ » .‏