Mark 14:5
King James Version (KJV)
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
In context
3 And 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.
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
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.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Mark 14:5 in every translation
- KJV King James 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.
- DBY Darby Translation
- for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.