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Matthew 26:9

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

KJV

ἐδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο πραθῆναι πολλοῦ καὶ δοθῆναι πτωχοῖς.

Greek NT

potuit enim istud venundari multo, et dari pauperibus.

Vulgate

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

ASV

For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πιπράσκω
piprasko
verb · 9×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
πτωχός
ptochos
adjective · 34×

Textual variants

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

notable
SBLGNT: τοῦτο | WH/Treg/NA: τοῦτο | NIV/RP: + τὸ μύρον
  • τοῦτοSBLGNT
  • τοῦτοWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Nestle-Aland 27
  • + τὸ μύρονReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • John 12:5 — Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
  • 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.