KJV King James Version
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 14:6
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
WEB World English Bible
But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
ASV American Standard Version
But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;
Surrounding context — Mark 14
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.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἄφετεG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveαὐτήν,G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?αὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heκόπουςG2873 · koposlaborπαρέχετε;G3930 · parechōto furnish occasionκαλὸνG2570 · kalosgoodἔργονG2041 · ergonworkἠργάσατοG2038 · ergazomaito workἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἐμοί.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
Titus 3:14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.Hebrews 10:24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:Matthew 26:10When Jesus understood [it], he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.Hebrews 13:21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.2 Timothy 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, [and] prepared unto every good work.Titus 2:7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.Acts 9:36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.Titus 3:8[This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.John 10:32-33Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?Job 42:7-8And it was [so], that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me [the thing that is] right, as my servant Job [hath].2 Corinthians 9:8And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:1 Timothy 6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;2 Timothy 3:17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.1 Timothy 5:10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.2 Corinthians 10:18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
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