But Jesus was aware [of what they were up to], so said, “Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.
John 12:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep [the rest of] it for [use on] the day of my burial. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus said, Let her alone. It was [intended] that she should keep it for the time of My preparation for burial. [She has kept it that she might have it for the time of My embalming.] American Standard Version (1901) Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying. Common English Bible Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. This perfume was to be used in preparation for my burial, and this is how she has used it. Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus said: "Permit her, so that she may keep it against the day of my burial. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial. |
But Jesus was aware [of what they were up to], so said, “Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.
For in the act of pouring this perfume on my body she was preparing it for my burial.
But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.
And just then [there appeared] a member of the [Jewish] Council named Joseph from the city of Arimathea. He was a good man who tried to do what was right,