9for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor.


In Context

6 But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house,

7 a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table.

8 But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end was this waste?

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

10 But Jesus knowing it said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.

11 For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

Matthew 26:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:9"This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:9For this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.