Mark 14:4
World English Bible (WEB)
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
In context
2 For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”
3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar and poured it over his head.
4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
5 For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
Mark 14:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
- KJV King James Version
- And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
- ASV American Standard Version
- But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, 'For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?
- DBY Darby Translation
- And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?