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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULTBut Jesus, knowing this, said to them, “Why are you causing trouble for the woman? For she did a good work for me.
USTHowever, Jesus realized what they were saying. He told them, “Do not bother this woman! I say that because what she did to me was right.
BSB § Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
BLBAnd Jesus having known, said to them, "Why do you cause trouble to the woman? For she did a beautiful work to Me.
AICNTBut Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.
OEB‘Why are you troubling the woman?’ Jesus said, when he noticed it. ‘For this is a beautiful deed that she has done to me.
WEBBEHowever, knowing this, Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.
WMBBHowever, knowing this, Yeshua said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has done a good work for me.
NETWhen Jesus learned of this, he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.
LSVAnd Jesus having known, said to them, “Why do you give trouble to the woman? For a good work she worked for Me;
FBVJesus was aware of what was going on and told them, “Why are you upset with this woman? She's done something wonderful for me!
TCNTAware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing trouble for this woman? For she has done a good deed to me.
T4TJesus knew what we were saying. So he said to us, “◄You should not be bothering this woman!/Why are you bothering this woman?► [RHQ] She has done a beautiful thing to me.
LEBBut Jesus, knowing this,[fn] said to them, “Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.
26:10*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBEBut Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.
WymthBut Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Why are you vexing her? For she has done a most gracious act towards me.
ASVBut Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
DRAAnd Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
YLTAnd Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;
DrbyBut Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.
RVBut Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
WbstrWhen Jesus understood it , he said to them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
KJB-1769When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. (When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye/you_all the woman? for she hath/has wrought/done a good work upon me.)
KJB-1611When Iesus vnderstood it, he said vnto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good worke vpon me. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsWhen Iesus vnderstode that, he saide vnto them: Why trouble ye the woma? for she hath wrought a good worke vppon me. (When Yesus/Yeshua understood that, he said unto them: Why trouble ye/you_all the woma? for she hath/has wrought/done a good work uppon me.)
GnvaAnd Iesus knowing it, sayde vnto them, Why trouble yee the woman? for shee hath wrought a good woorke vpon me. (And Yesus/Yeshua knowing it, said unto them, Why trouble ye/you_all the woman? for she hath/has wrought/done a good woorke upon me. )
CvdlWhe Iesus perceaued that, he sayde vnto them: Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good worke vpon me (Whe Yesus/Yeshua perceived that, he said unto them: Why trouble ye/you_all the woman? She hath/has wrought/done a good work upon me)
TNTwhy trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good worke apon me. (why trouble ye/you_all the woman? She hath/has wrought/done a good work upon me. )
WyclBut Jhesus knewe, and seide to hem, What ben ye heuy to this womman? for sche hath wrouyt in me a good werk. (But Yhesus knew, and said to them, What been ye/you_all heuy to this woman? for she hath/has wrought/done in me a good work.)
LuthDa das JEsus merkete, sprach er zu ihnen: Was bekümmert ihr das Weib? Sie hat ein gut Werk an mir getan. (So the Yesus merkete, spoke he to to_them: What bekümmert you/their/her the Weib? They/She has a good Werk at to_me getan.)
ClVgSciens autem Jesus, ait illis: Quid molesti estis huic mulieri? opus enim bonum operata est in me. (Sciens however Yesus, he_said illis: What molesti estis huic mulieri? opus because bonum operata it_is in me. )
UGNTγνοὺς δὲ, ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί? ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν ἠργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ. (gnous de, ho Yaʸsous eipen autois, ti kopous pareⱪete taʸ gunaiki? ergon gar kalon aʸrgasato eis eme.)
SBL-GNTγνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί; ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν ἠργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ· (gnous de ho Yaʸsous eipen autois; Ti kopous pareⱪete taʸ gunaiki; ergon gar kalon aʸrgasato eis eme;)
TC-GNTΓνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί; Ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν [fn]εἰργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ. (Gnous de ho Yaʸsous eipen autois, Ti kopous pareⱪete taʸ gunaiki; Ergon gar kalon eirgasato eis eme. )
26:6-13 A similar anointing took place earlier in Galilee (Luke 7:36-50). Matthew’s insertion of the episode at this point (cp. John 12:1-8) sets the Jewish leaders’ murderous plotting (Matt 26:3-5) and Judas’s betrayal (26:14-16) in sharp contrast to the woman’s praiseworthy actions.
Here, the word But introduces how Jesus responded in contrast to how the disciples responded. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: [In contrast,]
why troubles ˱you_all˲_/are/_bringing_about ˱to˲_the women
Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the disciples for saying these things about what the woman did. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Do not cause trouble for the woman.] or [Stop causing trouble for the woman!]
troubles ˱you_all˲_/are/_bringing_about ˱to˲_the women & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τί κόπους παρέχετε τῇ γυναικί ἔργον γὰρ καλὸν ἠργάσατο εἰς ἐμέ)
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of trouble and work, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [are you troubling the woman … something good]
Here, the word For introduces a reason why the disciples should not cause trouble for the woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a command, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [You should not do that, because] or [In fact,]
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
Bethany and Bethphage
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9
At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
