Matthew 26:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

But when His disciples saw this they were very upset and said, “What is the reason for such waste?

More versions

King 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?

Matthew 26:8 Cross References

Matthew 20:24

When the other ten apostles heard this, they became very upset with the two brothers.

Matthew 26:7

a woman with an alabaster [i.e., stone] jar of very expensive perfume came to Him and poured it on His head as He reclined at the dinner table. [Note: See Matt. 23:6]

Matthew 26:9

For this perfume could have been sold for a large sum of money and given to poor people.”

Mark 14:4

But some [of the disciples. See Matt. 26:8] were upset among themselves, saying, “What is the reason for wasting this perfume?