Matthew 26:8

In 9 translations

BSB

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

KJV

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

WEB

But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

ASV

But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

LSV

And having seen [it], His disciples were much displeased, saying, “To what purpose [is] this waste?

YLT

And having seen [it], his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose [is] this waste?

DBY

But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste?

DRC

And the disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

GNV

And when his disciples sawe it, they had indignation, saying, What needed this waste?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἠγανάκτησαν λέγοντες· Εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;

RP2018

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠγανάκτησαν, λέγοντες, Εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;

TR-Boyd

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠγανάκτησαν, λέγοντες, Εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;

SCR1894

ιδοντες δε οι μαθηται αυτου ηγανακτησαν λεγοντες εις τι η απωλεια αυτη

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 12:4–6But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” Judas did not say this because he cared about the…
• Mark 14:4Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
• Exodus 5:17“You are slackers!” Pharaoh replied. “Slackers! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
• Haggai 1:2–4that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’” Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying: “Is it a time for you…
• 1 Samuel 17:28–29Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your…
• 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.
• Amos 8:5asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
• Malachi 1:7–10By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present…
• Malachi 1:13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

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