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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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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.
WEB World English Bible
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” They grumbled against 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.
Surrounding context — Mark 14
2 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar of the people.
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.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἠδύνατοG1410 · dunamaibe ableγὰρG1063 · garforτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμύρονG3464 · muronointmentπραθῆναιG4097 · pipraskōto sellἐπάνωG1883 · epanōaboveδηναρίωνG1220 · dēnariondenariusτριακοσίωνG5145 · triakosioithree hundredκαὶG2532 · kaiandδοθῆναιG1325 · didōmito giveτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπτωχοῖς·G4434 · ptōchospoorκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνεβριμῶντοG1690 · embrimaomaibe agitatedαὐτῇ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Matthew 20:11And when they had received [it], they murmured against the goodman of the house,John 13:29For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.John 6:43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.Deuteronomy 1:27And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.Philippians 2:14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:Exodus 16:7-8And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur against us?John 6:7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.John 12:5-6Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?Ephesians 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.Luke 15:2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.Psalm 106:25But murmured in their tents, [and] hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.1 Corinthians 10:10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.Matthew 18:28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
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