Mark 14:4

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“Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?”

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BSBPD

“Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 14:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
  3. Malachi 1:12“But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’
  4. Matthew 26:8When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
  5. John 12:4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

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