But some who were present indignantly said to one another, “Why this waste of expensive ¹  ointment?

biblegateway Mar 14:4

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?

But some were expressing indignation to one another: "Why has this fragrant oil been wasted?

But some were expressing indignation to one another: "Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?

biblegateway Mar 14:4

Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, "Why this waste of perfume?

There were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment wasted like that?

bibleoremus Mar 14:4

But some were there who said to one another in anger, "Why was the ointment wasted in this way?

Some of those present said indignantly to one another, “Why this waste?

biblegateway Mar 14:4

But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, "Why was this fragrant oil wasted?

And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

biblegateway Mar 14:4

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, “Why this waste of expensive ¹  ointment?

¹ tn The word “expensive” is not in the Greek text but has been included to suggest a connection to the lengthy phrase “costly aromatic oil from pure nard” occurring earlier in v. 3. The author of Mark shortened this long phrase to just one word in Greek when repeated here, and the phrase “expensive ointment” used in the translation is intended as an abbreviated paraphrase.