When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

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But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

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For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

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Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume?

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And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

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It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:5 Greek than three hundred denarii

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

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“Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii

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

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