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Matthew 26:8-10
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 26:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 And when[a] the disciples saw it[b] they were indignant, saying, “Why[c] this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor!” 10 But Jesus, knowing this,[d] said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.
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- Matthew 26:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 26:8 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 26:8 Literally “for what” reason
- Matthew 26:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Matthew 26:8-10
New International Version
Matthew 26:8-10
New International Version
8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
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