American Standard Version
"But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. "
— Mark 14:6, American Standard Version
“And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.”
“But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.”
“But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me.”
“But Jesus said: Let her alone. Why do You molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me.”
“But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.”
“And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.”
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.
And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.