John 12:7 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

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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.