Mark 14:4

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Some of those present were indignant and said to one another, "Why this waste of the perfume?

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  • John 12:4-5 : 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples (the one who was about to betray Him), said, 5 "Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
  • Matt 26:8-9 : 8 When His disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, "Why this waste?" 9 This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and given to the poor.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 And I saw that all toil and all skill in work are driven by one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • Eccl 5:4-8 : 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands? 6 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God. 7 If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights being denied, do not be surprised at such matters. For one official is watched by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
  • Mal 1:12-13 : 12 But you profane it by saying, 'The LORD's table is defiled, and its food is contemptible.' 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.

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    6While Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7a woman approached Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume and poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

    8When His disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, "Why this waste?"

    9This perfume could have been sold for a large amount and given to the poor.

    10Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing for Me.

  • Mark 14:5-9
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    5It could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her harshly.

    6But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you troubling her? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

    7For you will always have the poor with you, and you can help them whenever you want, but you will not always have me.

    8She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.

    9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

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    2But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

    3While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the house of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured it on his head.

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    3Then Mary took a pound of pure, expensive nard perfume, anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

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    5"Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

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    7Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial preparation."

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    12By pouring this perfume on My body, she has prepared Me for burial.

    13Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

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    37And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner learned that Jesus was reclining at the Pharisee's house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

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