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Mark 14:5
5She could have sold it and she could have given the money to poor people. She could have sold it for more than 300 coins. A man would have to work for a year to get that much money.’ So they spoke angrily to the woman.
Mark 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
- New International Version (NIV)It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply.
Context of Mark 14:5
3Then Jesus went to Bethany, and he visited Simon at his house. At one time, Simon had had a bad disease of the skin. While Jesus was eating a meal there, a woman came into the house. She brought a small stone jar that contained expensive oil with a very nice smell. They used nard to make it. The woman broke the jar to open it. Then she poured the oil over Jesus' head. 4But some people became angry. They said to each other, ‘This woman should not have wasted the oil. She could have sold it and she could have given the money to poor people. She could have sold it for more than 300 coins. A man would have to work for a year to get that much money.’ So they spoke angrily to the woman. 6But Jesus said, ‘Do not speak to her like that! Do not cause trouble for her. She has done a good thing to me. 7You will always have poor people with you. You can help them at any time that you want. But you will not always have me with you.
Read all of Mark 14Mark 14:5 word by word
ἠδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο τὸ μύρον πραθῆναι ἐπάνω δηναρίων τριακοσίων καὶ δοθῆναι τοῖς πτωχοῖς· καὶ ἐνεβριμῶντο αὐτῇ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- itοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- mightδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- have been soldπιπράσκωpipraskō praō · to sellG4097
- for more thanἐπάνωepanō · aboveG1883
- three hundredτριακόσιοιtriakosioi · three hundredG5145
- penceδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- have been givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- to the poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
- they murmured againstἐμβριμάομαιembrimaomai · be agitatedG1690
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Mark 14:5
- Matthew 18:28But then that same servant went away and he met another servant of the king. This other servant had to pay back a debt of 100 silver coins to the first servant. The first servant took hold of the neck of the other servant to hurt him. He said, “Give me the money that is mine.”
- John 6:7Philip answered, ‘A man could work for eight months to get 200 silver coins. But he still would not have enough money to buy bread for all these people. There would not be enough bread for each person here to have even a little piece.’
- John 12:5Judas said, ‘We could have sold this oil for 300 coins. That is as much money as someone would get for a year's work. Then we could have given that money to poor people.’
- John 13:29Judas kept the bag of money on behalf of the group of disciples. So some of them thought that Jesus had asked Judas to buy some things. Maybe he should buy what they needed for the festival. Or maybe he should go and give some money to the poor people.
- Ephesians 4:28Any of you who robbed people before must now stop taking things. Instead, you should work hard with your own hands. Then you will be able to share what you have with people who are poor.
- Exodus 16:7Then, in the morning, you will see how great the Lord is. The Lord has heard the bad things that you have said against him. We, Moses and Aaron, are the Lord's servants. So you are complaining against him, not against us!’
- Deuteronomy 1:27You complained to each other in your tents. You said, ‘The Lord hates us. That is why he brought us out of Egypt. He wanted to give us to the Amorites, so that they would kill us.
- Psalms 106:25They spoke against the Lord in their tents, and they did not obey him.
- Matthew 20:11When they received their money, they were not happy. They told the master that he had not been fair to them.
- Luke 15:2The Pharisees and teachers of God's Law did not like this. ‘This man is friendly with people that do not obey God,’ they said. ‘He even eats with them in their homes.’
- John 6:43Jesus answered, ‘Stop saying these bad things about me to each other.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10Do not complain against God. Some of our ancestors spoke like that, and God sent an angel of death to kill them.
- Philippians 2:14Whatever you are doing, do not complain. And do not argue.
- Jude 1:16Those people are always complaining. They like to accuse other people. They do any bad things that will make themselves happy. They speak great things about themselves, to show how important they are. They praise other people only so that they can get something good for themselves.
Commentaries on Mark 14:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5It might have been sold - , This ointment, is added by ABCDKL, thirty-five others, Ethiopic, Armenian, Gothic, all the Itala except one. Griesbach has received it into the text. The sum mentioned here would amount to nearly 10 sterling.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 14:1 And of unleavened bread - So called because at that feast no other bread was used but that which had been made without leaven or yeast. By craft - By subtlety (Matthew); that is, by some secret plan that would secure possession of him without exciting the opposition of the people. Mark 14:3 Ointment - This word does not convey quite the proper meaning. This was a perfume. It was used only to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Some people (see Matthew 26:8; John 12:4–5) were angry because they thought the expensive perfume had been wasted. The perfume was said to be worth about a year’s wages for an average worker. They argued that the money could have been given to the poor. Giving to the poor was especially important during Passover.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence--between nine and ten pounds sterling. and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her--"This he said," remarks John (Joh 12:6), and the remark is of exceeding importance, "not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and had the bag"--the scrip or treasure chest--"and bare what was put therein"--not "bare it off" by theft, as some understand it. It is true that…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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