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Mark 14:4

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

KJV

ἦσαν δέ τινες ἀγανακτοῦντες πρὸς ἑαυτούς· εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη τοῦ μύρου γέγονεν;

Greek NT

Erant autem quidam indigne ferentes intra semetipsos, et dicentes : Ut quid perditio ista unguenti facta est ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

Now there were some that had indignation within themselves and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
μύρον
muron
noun · 14×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀγανακτέω
aganakteo
verb · 7×
ἀπώλεια
apoleia
noun · 18×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἑαυτούς | WH/NIV: ἑαυτούς | Treg/RP: + καὶ λέγοντες
  • ἑαυτούςSBLGNT
  • ἑαυτούςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶ λέγοντεςTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 12:4 — Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
  • John 12:5 — Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
  • Matt 26:8 — But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
  • Matt 26:8 — But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?