Matthew 26:8

Young's Literal Translation 1898

And having seen [it], his disciples were much displeased, saying, ‘To what purpose [is] this waste?

Cross References

Exodus 5:17

And he saith, ‘Remiss — ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

Amos 8:5

Saying, When doth the new moon pass, And we sell ground corn? And the sabbath, and we open out pure corn? To make little the ephah, And to make great the shekel, And to use perversely balances of deceit.

Malachi 1:13

And ye have said, ‘Lo, what a weariness,’ And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.

Matthew 20:24

And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

Matthew 26:7

there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

Matthew 26:9

for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.’

Mark 14:4

and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, ‘For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?