Mark 14:5
“For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Mark 14:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
This perfume could have been sold for more than a year's wages, and the money given to the poor.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn diese Salbe hätte für mehr als dreihundert Denare verkauft und den Armen gegeben werden können. Und sie zürnten mit ihr.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque podía esto ser vendido por más de trescientos denarios, y darse á los pobres. Y murmuraban contra ella.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque este óleo perfumado podia ter sido vendido por mais de trezentos denários, e seria dado aos pobres.” E reclamavam contra ela.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Esse perfume poderia ser vendido por mais de trezentos denários e assim ser dado aos pobres”. E a repreendiam.
📖 Mark 14:5 in Context
3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
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