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Mark 14:6

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

KJV

ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄφετε αὐτήν· τί αὐτῇ κόπους παρέχετε; καλὸν ἔργον ἠργάσατο ἐν ἐμοί.

Greek NT

Jesus autem dixit : Sinite eam, quid illi molesti estis ? Bonum opus operata est in me :

Vulgate

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

ASV

But Jesus said: Let her alone. Why do You molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καλός
kalos
adjective · 100×
κόπος
kopos
noun · 18×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παρέχω
parecho
verb · 16×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
verb · 41×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Tim 2:21 — If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
  • Acts 9:36 — Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
  • Eph 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
  • Heb 10:24 — And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
  • Heb 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • John 12:7 — Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
  • Matt 26:10 — When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
  • Matt 26:10 — When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
  • Prov 19:22 — The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
  • Titus 2:7 — In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
  • Titus 2:14 — Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
  • Titus 3:14 — And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.