Matthew 26:9
Good News Translation
"This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and the money given to the poor!"

New Revised Standard Version
For this ointment could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor.”

Contemporary English Version
We could have sold this perfume for a lot of money and given it to the poor."

New American Bible
It could have been sold for much, and the money given to the poor.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

Joshua 7:20,21 And Achan answered Joshua, and said to him: Indeed I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. . . .

1 Samuel 15:9,21 And Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the flocks of sheep, and of the herds, and the garments and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and would not destroy them: but every thing that was vile, and good for nothing, that they destroyed. . . .

2 Kings 5:20 But Giezi, the servant of the man of God, said: My master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving of him that which he brought: as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take something of him.

Mark 14:5 For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

John 12:5,6 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? . . .

2 Peter 2:15 Leaving the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity,

Context
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
8And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste? 9For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor. 10And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.…
Cross References
Matthew 26:8
And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

Matthew 26:10
And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.

Matthew 26:8
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