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for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her.

And Jesus said, `Let her alone; why are ye giving her trouble? a good work she wrought on me;

for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

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It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can help them any time you want.(A) But you will not always have me.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:5 Greek than three hundred denarii
  2. Mark 14:7 See Deut. 15:11.