But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
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But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
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And ther were some that were not content in them selves and sayde: what neded this waste of oyntment?
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Therefore some disdained among themselues, and sayde, To what ende is this waste of oyntment?
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Passages linked to Mark 14:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- John 12:4-5 Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said, “Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?”
- Matthew 26:8-9 But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.”
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4-8 When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow. It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay. Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands? For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God. If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
- Malachi 1:12-13 “But you profane it, in that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’ You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ and you have sniffed at it”, says Yahweh of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says Yahweh.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Rash judgments are frustrated before God.
Rash judgments are frustrated before God.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 4 And there were some that had indignation within…
4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Ver. 4. {See Trapp on "Mat 26:8"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And there were some that had indignation within themselves,....…
And there were some that had indignation within themselves,.... The Syriac version reads, "some of the disciples": agreeably to Mat 26:8, particularly Judas, and others might be incensed by his means:
and said, why was this waste of the ointment made? See Gill on Mat 26:8.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Some had indignation - Being incited thereto by Judas:…
Some had indignation - Being incited thereto by Judas: and said - Probably to the women.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain It was chiefly Judas Iscariot that murmured here. St.…
It was chiefly Judas Iscariot that murmured here. St. John only mentions him; perhaps some others had been excited to complain, by the traitor. This is certain, that if any concurred in murmuring with Judas, they afterwards repented, on hearing the answer given immediately by our Saviour. (Dionysius)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. And there were some] The murmuring began with…
4. And there were some] The murmuring began with Judas Iscariot (Joh_12:4), and his spirit of murmuring infected some of the others, simple Galileans, little accustomed to such luxury.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) There were some that had indignation.—Note St. Mark’s…
(4) There were some that had indignation.—Note St. Mark’s limitation of the murmurers to “some,” as an intermediate stage between St. Matthew’s “the disciples” and St. John’s naming “Judas.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But there were some that had indignation the word…
But there were some that had indignation the word in the original is aganaktountev , ached with vexation among themselves. St. Mark says, "there were some;" avoiding any more particular mention of them. St. Matthew (Mat_26:8) says that the disciples generally had indignation. The murmuring seems to have been general. At length it found a definite expression in Judas Iscariot. (see Joh_12:4)
Vers. 4, 5. The spirit that betrays.
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I SELFISHNESS. An exaggeration of the natural principle of self-love. Judas, as chief representative of this spirit, shows the virtues of his great vice, and naturally enough becomes keeper of the bag, containing the earthward dependence of the band. He looks at everything from this point of view. Already his thrift or prudence has degenerated into avarice, the more quickly owing to the grace which he resisted. The money value of the offering is at once appraised, the spiritual worth being wholly discounted.
II THIS IS REPRESENTED (by St. Matthew and St. Mark) AS NOT CONFINED TO ONE INDIVIDUAL. In truth, every disciple had a share of it, although in a few it was more strongly manifest, and in one it may be said to have become incarnate. St. John, who is more given to this personalization of principles, speaks only of Judas. This, then, is a general danger to which the Church is liable, and requires the most careful self-examination. It can only be washed out of the soul by frequent and copious baptisms of Divine purity; it can only be consumed by the constant fire of the Divine love.
III HERE IT IS CALLED INTO GREATER STRENGTH BY THE PRESENCE OF THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE. It is provoked by the display of self-forgetful affection. Why so?
1. Because it fails to discern the imminence and significance of the Divine event spiritually revealed to the soul of Mary.
2. Because, in resisting that spirit, its own evil is exaggerated and confirmed. It seeks, therefore, to discredit the special manifestation of the spirit of devotion taking place. The indirect form of Divine charity, viz. alms, is declared preferable to the direct, viz. self-sacrificing devotion to God in Christ. How often is this exchange actually made in the history of the Church; almsgiving (with all its attendant corruptions) taking the place of the soul"s immediate allegiance to Jehovah! But on this occasion it is only a cloak for a deeper depth of selfishness, perhaps hardly confessed to himself by the chief culprit, he would by-and-by have stolen the worth of the gift, diverting it thus wholly from its rightful destination. Soon this self-seeking will declare itself in selling the Christ himself for money; a lesser sum (thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave) being temptation enough. M.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:4-5 Some (cp. Matt 26:8; John 12:4-5) were indignant…
14:4-5 Some (cp. Matt 26:8; John 12:4-5) were indignant over what they considered a waste of the expensive perfume, said to have been worth a year’s wages for the average worker. This large amount of money could have been given to the poor, and it was obligatory to remember the poor during Passover.
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