But he said, *You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
Matthew 26:8 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But when his talmidim saw this, they were indignant, saying, *Why this waste? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Saying, 'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Shabbat, that we may market wheat, making the efah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
You say also, 'Behold, what a weariness it is!' and you have sniffed at it,* says the LORD of Armies; *and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?* says the LORD.
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.*
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, *Why has this ointment been wasted?