Catholic Public Domain Version
"For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her. "
— Mark 14:5, Catholic Public Domain 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 ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and 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.”
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.
But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.