Mrk Marek, kapitola Evangelium podle Marka, kapitola 14

Žena pomazává Ježíše drahocennou mastí

Dva dny před židovskými Velikonocemi byl Ježíš v Betanii hostem u Šimona, zvaného Malomocný. Právě byli u stolu, když do domu přišla žena s alabastrovou nádobkou drahocenného vonného oleje z pravého nardu. Otevřela ji a olej vylila na Ježíšovu hlavu.

Některým se to zdálo přehnané a říkali si mezi sebou: „K čemu takové plýtvání? Vždyť ten olej měl cenu přes tři sta denárů. Mohli jsme ho prodat a výtěžek rozdat chudým.“ Vyčetli to i té ženě.

Ale Ježíš se jí ujal: „Nechte ji. Proč jí kazíte radost? Vždyť ona to myslí dobře. Chudých bude vždycky dost a budete mít příležitost jim pomáhat, ale já od vás odejdu. Udělala, co mohla. Vlastně předem ošetřila moje tělo, jako se to dělá před pohřbem. Poslyšte, co vám teď řeknu: Kdekoliv po světě se bude mluvit o mně, tam se také bude připomínat tento její čin.“

Mezitím se radili velekněží a učitelé zákona, jak by Ježíše nenápadně zatkli a odstranili. Usnesli se: „Nesmíme to udělat o svátcích, aby nevznikly nepokoje, když je v Jeruzalémě mnoho poutníků.“Mat 26:2; Luk 22:1; Mat 26:7; Jhn 11:2; Jhn 12:3

Marek 14:1–9 v různých překladech

Čeština

B21 ¹Bylo to dva dny před Velikonocemi a Svátkem nekvašených chlebů. Vrchní kněží se znalci Písma hledali způsob, jak by se ho lstí zmocnili a zabili ho. ²Říkali si totiž: „O svátcích ne, aby mezi lidmi nevypuklo povstání.“ ³Když pak byl Ježíš v Betanii a stoloval v domě Šimona Malomocného, přišla žena s alabastrovou nádobkou velmi drahé masti z pravého nardu. A když tu nádobku rozbila a vylila na jeho hlavu, ⁴někteří se rozhořčili: „K čemu taková ztráta? ⁵Ta mast se mohla prodat aspoň za tři sta denárů! Mohlo se to rozdat chudým!“ A hubovali ji. ⁶Ježíš jim ale řekl: „Nechte ji. Proč ji trápíte? Udělala pro mě něco krásného. ⁷Chudé tu budete mít vždycky a můžete jim prokazovat dobrodidí, kdykoli budete chtít; mě ale vždycky mít nebudete. ⁸Ona udělala, co mohla. Předem pomazala mé tělo k pohřbu. ⁹Amen, říkám vám, že kdekoli na celém světě bude kázáno evangelium, bude se na její památku mluvit také o tom, co udělala ona.“

BKR ¹Po dvou pak dnech byl hod beránka a přesnic; i hledali přední kněží a zákoníci, kterak by jej lstivě jmouce, zamordovali. ²Ale pravili: Ne v svátek, aby snad nebyl rozbroj v lidu. ³A když byl v Betany, v domu Šimona malomocného, a seděl za stolem, přišla žena, mající nádobu alabastrovou masti velmi drahé, z nardového koření. A rozbivši nádobu, vylila ji na hlavu jeho. ⁴I hněvali se někteří mezi sebou, řkouce: I proč ztráta masti této stala se? ⁵Nebo mohlo jest toto prodáno býti dráže než za tři sta peněz, a dáno býti chudým. I škřipěli zubami na ni. ⁶Ale Ježíš řekl: Nechtež jí. Proč ji rmoutíte? Dobrýť jest skutek učinila nade mnou. ⁷Však chudé máte vždycky s sebou, a když budete chtíti, můžete jim dobře činiti, ale mne ne vždy míti budete. ⁸Ona což mohla, to učinila; předešlať jest, aby těla mého pomazala ku pohřebu. ⁹Amen pravím vám: Kdežkoli bude kázáno toto evangelium po všem světě, také i to, což učinila tato, bude vypravováno na památku její.

Angličtina

KJV (66 books) ¹After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. ²But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. ³And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. ⁴And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? ⁵For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. ⁷For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. ⁸She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. ⁹Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

KJV (Cambridge) ¹After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. ²But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. ³And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. ⁴And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? ⁵For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she hath wrought a good work on me. ⁷For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. ⁸She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. ⁹Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

AFINT (Exp US) ¹Two days remained until Passover and the Unleavened Bread festival. Chief priests and scribes were scheming about how to arrest Jesus secretly and execute Him. ²They agreed, “We must not act during the festival, or the people might riot.” ³While Jesus dined at Simon the leper’s house in Bethany, a woman arrived carrying an alabaster jar filled with expensive pure nard perfume. She broke the jar’s seal and poured the perfume over Jesus’ head. ⁴Some guests reacted indignantly, muttering, “What waste! ⁵This perfume could have sold for over three hundred denarii—nearly a year’s wages—and the proceeds distributed to the poor.” They rebuked her harshly. ⁶Jesus intervened: “Leave her alone. Why are you troubling her? She has performed a beautiful deed for Me. ⁷The poor remain with you constantly, and you can help them whenever you choose. But I will not remain with you much longer. ⁸She has done what she could—she has anointed My body in preparation for burial. ⁹I tell you truthfully: Wherever the gospel is proclaimed worldwide, people will remember and recount her deed.”

AFINT (Lit US) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize Him by surreptitious means and put Him to death; ²for they were saying, “Not at the feast, lest there be an unrest among the people.” ³And while He was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil of pure nard. When she broke the alabaster flask, she poured it on His head. ⁴But some were greatly indignant among themselves, “For what purpose has this perfumed oil been wasted? ⁵For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they were sharply criticizing her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you causing trouble for her? She has performed a noble act for Me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you choose, you can do good for them; but you do not always have Me. ⁸She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for the burial. ⁹And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

AFINT (Lit UK) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize Him by surreptitious means and put Him to death; ²for they were saying, “Not at the feast, lest there be an unrest among the people.” ³And while He was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil of pure nard. When she broke the alabaster flask, she poured it on His head. ⁴But some were greatly indignant among themselves, “For what purpose has this perfumed oil been wasted? ⁵For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they were sharply criticising her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you causing trouble for her? She has performed a noble act for Me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you choose, you can do good for them; but you do not always have Me. ⁸She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for the burial. ⁹And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

ASV ¹Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him: ²for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. ³And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. ⁴But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? ⁵For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. ⁷For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. ⁸She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

BSB ¹Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him. ²“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.” ³While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. ⁴Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume? ⁵It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. ⁷The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. ⁸She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial. ⁹And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

DRA ¹Now the feast of the pasch, and of the Azymes was after two days; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hold on him, and kill him. ²But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there should be a tumult among the people. ³And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard: and breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head. ⁴Now there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made? ⁵For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶But Jesus said: Let her alone, why do you molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me. ⁷For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always. ⁸She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body for burial. ⁹Amen, I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done, shall be told for a memorial of her.

EMTV ¹Now after two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might get hold of Him by guile, and how they might kill Him. ²But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.” ³And while He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining for a meal, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly pure nard. And having broken the flask, she began to pour it out over His head. ⁴But some were expressing indignation to one another and saying, “Why has this waste of the perfume occurred? ⁵For it was possible for this to be sold for more than three hundred denarii, and to be given to the poor.” And they were scolding her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has worked a beautiful work for Me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you are able to do them good; but you do not always have Me. ⁸This woman did what she could; she undertook beforehand to anoint My body for burial. ⁹And assuredly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be spoken as a memorial of her.”

FBV ¹It was now two days before Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the religious leaders were trying to find a surreptitious way to arrest Jesus and have him killed. ²“But not during Passover,” they said to themselves, “otherwise the people may riot.” ³Meanwhile Jesus was in Bethany, eating a meal at Simon the leper's home. A woman came in with an alabaster jar of very expensive pure nard perfume. She broke the jar open and poured the perfume on Jesus' head. ⁴Some of those who were there became annoyed and said, “Why waste this perfume? ⁵It could've been sold for a year's wages and the money given to the poor.” They were angry with her. ⁶But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone! Why are you criticizing her for doing something beautiful to me? ⁷You'll always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you won't always have me with you. ⁸She did what she could: she anointed my body in anticipation of my burial. ⁹I tell you the truth: wherever the good news is spread in the world, people will remember what she did.”

GNV ¹And two daies after followed the feast of the Passeouer, and of vnleauened bread: and the hie Priests, and Scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. ²But they sayde, Not in the feast day, least there be any tumult among the people. ³And when hee was in Bethania in the house of Simon the leper, as he sate at table, there came a woman hauing a boxe of oyntment of spikenarde, very costly, and shee brake the boxe, and powred it on his head. ⁴Therefore some disdained among themselues, and sayde, To what ende is this waste of oyntment? ⁵For it might haue bene sold for more then three hundreth pence, and bene giuen vnto the poore, and they murmured against her. ⁶But Iesus saide, Let her alone: why trouble yee her? shee hath wrought a good worke on me. ⁷For yee haue the poore with you alwaies, and when yee will yee may doe them good, but me yee shall not haue alwaies. ⁸She hath done that she coulde: she came afore hand to anoynt my body to the burying. ⁹Verely I say vnto you, wheresoeuer this Gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done, shalbe spoken of in remembrance of her.

LSV ¹And the Passover and the Unleavened [Bread] were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of Him, they might kill Him; ²and they said, “Not in the celebration, lest there will be a tumult of the people.” ³And He, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at His reclining, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, poured [it] on His head; ⁴and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, “For what has this waste of the ointment been made? ⁵For this could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor”; and they were murmuring at her. ⁶And Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are yöu giving her trouble? She worked a good work on Me; ⁷for yöu always have the poor with yöu, and whenever yöu may will yöu are able to do them good, but yöu do not always have Me; ⁸she did what she could, she anticipated to anoint My body for the embalming. ⁹Truly I say to yöu, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be spoken of—for a memorial of her.”

MSB ¹Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him. ²“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.” ³While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. ⁴Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another and said, “Why this waste of perfume? ⁵It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. ⁷The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. ⁸She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial. ⁹And truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

NIV (US) ¹Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. ²“But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.” ³While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. ⁴Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? ⁵It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly. ⁶“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ⁷The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. ⁸She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. ⁹Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

NMV ¹After two days was [the feast of] the Passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the Torah-teachers (Scribes) sought how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death. ²But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar of the people. ³And being in Beit-Anyah [house of figs] in the house of Shim’on [he has heard] the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured [it] on his head. ⁴And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? ⁵For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶And Yeshua [God is Salvation] said, Let her alone; why trouble you2f her? she has wrought a good work on me. ⁷For you2f have the poor with you always, and whensoever you2f will you2f may do them good: but me you2f have not always. ⁸She has done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. ⁹Truly I say unto you, Wheresoever this Gospel (joyful message) shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

OJB ¹Now it was two days before Pesach, the Chag HaMatzot. And the Rashei Hakohanim and the Sofrim were seeking how they might by ormah (cunning) do away with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. ²For they were saying, Not at the Chag, for fear that a riot break out among the am haaretz. ³And he was in Beit-Anyah at the bais of Shim'on the leper, reclining at tish, and an isha (woman) came, having an alabaster flask of costly perfume, pure nard, and having broken open the alabaster flask, she poured [it on] the head of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach. ⁴Now some were there who in ka'as (anger) said to one another, For what reason has this waste of ointment taken place? ⁵For this was able to be sold for more than three hundred denarii and to be given to the aniyim. And they were reproaching her. ⁶But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Leave her alone. Why are you bringing about difficulty for the isha? Has she not performed one of the Gemilut Chasadim on me? ⁷For always the aniyim you have with you, and when you wish you are able to do ma'asim tovim for them, but me you do not always have. ⁸With what she had she did all she could. She prepared ahead of time to anoint my basar for the kevurah (burial). ⁹And, omein, I say to you, wherever the Besuras HaGeulah is proclaimed in kol haaretz, also what this isha did will be spoken in her memory.

RV ¹Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtilty, and kill him: ²for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. ³And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of spikenard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. ⁴But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? ⁵For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. ⁶But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. ⁷For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always. ⁸She hath done what she could: she hath anointed my body aforehand for the burying. ⁹And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

TCENT ¹Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. ²But they said, “Not during the feast, otherwise there will be a riot among the people.” ³Meanwhile Jesus was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the house of Simon the leper, and a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment made of pure nard. She broke the alabaster jar and poured the ointment on his head. ⁴But some were expressing indignation to one another, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money could have been given to the poor.” So they began scolding her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you causing trouble for her? She has done a good deed to me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and you can do good to them whenever you want, but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand to prepare me for burial. ⁹Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial to her.”

T4T ¹It was only two days before the people ◄celebrated/started to celebrate► for one week the festival which they called Passover. During those days they also celebrated the festival of ◄Unleavened Bread/eating bread that had no yeast in it►. The chief priests and the men who taught the Jewish laws were planning how they could seize Jesus secretly. They wanted to accuse him in front of the Roman authorities so that they would execute him. ²But they were saying to one another, “We must not do it during the celebration, because, if we do it then, the people will be very angry with us and riot!” ³Jesus was at Bethany town in the house of Simon, whom Jesus had healed from leprosy. While they were eating, a woman came to him. She was carrying a stone jar that contained expensive fragrant perfume called nard. She opened the jar and then she poured the perfume on Jesus’ head. ⁴One of the people who were present became angry and said to the others, “◄It is terrible that she wasted that perfume!/Why did she waste that perfume?► [RHQ] ⁵It could have been sold {We could have sold it} for ◄a huge amount of money/an amount of money for which a person works for a year►, and then the money could have been given {we could have given the money} to poor people!” So he rebuked her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Stop scolding her! She has done to me what I consider to be very appropriate/delightful. So ◄you should not bother her!/why do you bother her?► [RHQ] ⁷You will always have poor people among you. So you can help them whenever you want to. But I will not be here among you much longer. So it is good for her to show now that she appreciates me. ⁸It is appropriate that she has done what she was able to do. It is as if she knew that I was going to die soon and has anointed my body for their burying it. ⁹I will tell you this: Wherever the good message about me is preached {people preach the good message} throughout the world, what she has done will be told {people will tell others what she has done to me}, and as a result people will remember her.”

WEB (US) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him. ²For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.” ³While 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. ⁴But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

WEB (UK) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him. ²For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot amongst the people.” ³While 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. ⁴But there were some who were indignant amongst themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

WMB (US) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him. ²For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.” ³While 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. ⁴But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her. ⁶But Yeshua said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

WMB (UK) ¹It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him. ²For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot amongst the people.” ³While 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. ⁴But there were some who were indignant amongst themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted? ⁵For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her. ⁶But Yeshua said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me. ⁷For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me. ⁸She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying. ⁹Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”