When Iesus understood that, he said unto them: why trouble ye the woman? she hath wrought a good work upon me.
John 12:7 - William Tyndale New Testament Then said Iesus: Let her alone, against the day of my burying she kept it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
When Iesus understood that, he said unto them: why trouble ye the woman? she hath wrought a good work upon me.
And in that she casted this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me withall.
¶ And Iesus said: let her be in rest, why grieve ye her? She hath done a good work on me.
¶ And behold there was a man named Ioseph a senator, which was a good man and a just,