But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
Matthew 26:8 - English Standard Version 2016 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, For what purpose is all this waste? American Standard Version (1901) But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? Common English Bible Now when the disciples saw it they were angry and said, “Why this waste? Catholic Public Domain Version But the disciples, seeing this, were indignant, saying: "What is the purpose of this waste? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste? |
But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances,
But you say, ‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the Lord.
And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.
a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.
For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.”
There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that?