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Matthew 26:8

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

KJV

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

Greek NT

Videntes autem discipuli, indignati sunt, dicentes : Ut quid perditio hæc ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀγανακτέω
aganakteo
verb · 7×
ἀπώλεια
apoleia
noun · 18×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Textual variants

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

notable
SBLGNT: μαθηταὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: μαθηταὶ | RP: + αὐτοῦ
  • μαθηταὶSBLGNT
  • μαθηταὶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Exod 5:17 — But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
  • 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?
  • Mark 14:4 — And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
  • Mark 14:4 — And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?