American Standard Version
"For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. "
— Mark 14:5, American Standard Version
“For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.”
“For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.”
“It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.”
“For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.”
“We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.”
“For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.”
for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.
And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head.
But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?
For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.
She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying.