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Mark 14:5

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

KJV

ἠδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο τὸ μύρον πραθῆναι ἐπάνω δηναρίων τριακοσίων καὶ δοθῆναι τοῖς πτωχοῖς· καὶ ἐνεβριμοῦντο αὐτῇ.

Greek NT

poterat enim unguentum istud venundari plus quam trecentis denariis, et dari pauperibus. Et fremebant in eam.

Vulgate

For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

ASV

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
δηνάριον
denarion
noun · 16×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μύρον
muron
noun · 14×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πιπράσκω
piprasko
verb · 9×
πτωχός
ptochos
adjective · 34×
τριακόσιοι
triakosioi
adjective · 2×
ἐμβριμάομαι
embrimaomai
verb · 5×
ἐπάνω
epano
adverb · 18×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: τὸ μύρον | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸ μύρον
  • τὸ μύρονSBLGNT
  • τὸ μύρονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δηναρίων τριακοσίων | WH/Treg/NIV: δηναρίων τριακοσίων | RP: τριακοσίων δηναρίων
  • δηναρίων τριακοσίωνSBLGNT
  • δηναρίων τριακοσίωνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τριακοσίων δηναρίωνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 13:29 — For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
  • Luke 3:11 — He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
  • Matt 20:11 — And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
  • Matt 26:9 — For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
  • Phil 2:14 — Do all things without murmurings and disputings: