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Mark 14:5
For it might haue bene sold for more then three hundreth pence, and bene giuen vnto the poore, and they murmured against her.
Mark 14:5 · Geneva Bible
Mark 14:5 in other translations
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
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In context
2 But they sayde, Not in the feast day, least there be any tumult among the people.
3 And when hee was in Bethania in the house of Simon the leper, as he sate at table, there came a woman hauing a boxe of oyntment of spikenarde, very costly, and shee brake the boxe, and powred it on his head.
4 Therefore some disdained among themselues, and sayde, To what ende is this waste of oyntment?
5 For it might haue bene sold for more then three hundreth pence, and bene giuen vnto the poore, and they murmured against her.
6 But Iesus saide, Let her alone: why trouble yee her? shee hath wrought a good worke on me.
7 For yee haue the poore with you alwaies, and when yee will yee may doe them good, but me yee shall not haue alwaies.
8 She hath done that she coulde: she came afore hand to anoynt my body to the burying.
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