World English Bible
"But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?"
— Mark 14:4, World English Bible
“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 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?”
It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.
For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people."
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard--very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.