World English Bible
Mark 14:5
“For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.”
Verse in context — Mark 14
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While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard--very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
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But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, "Why has this ointment been wasted?
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For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.
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But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
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For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.
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