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


In Context

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

7 there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

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

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

10 But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9for this might have been sold for much and been 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.