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This perfume could have been sold

Mark wants to show his readers that those present were more concerned about money. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "We could have sold this perfume" or "She could have sold this perfume" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

three hundred denarii

"300 denarii." Denarii are Roman silver coins. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

given to the poor

The phrase "the poor" refers to poor people. This refers to giving the money from the sale of the perfume to the poor. Alternate translation: "the money given to poor people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)