Catholic Public Domain Version
"But there were some who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment? "
— Mark 14:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?”
“But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? ”
“But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?”
“But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“Why this waste of expensive ointment?”
“Now there were some that had indignation within themselves and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made?”
“But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?”
“And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?”
Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.
But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people.”
And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was reclining to eat, a woman arrived having an alabaster container of ointment, of precious spikenard. And breaking open the alabaster container, she poured it over his head.
But there were some who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment?
For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her.
But Jesus said: “Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me.
For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always.