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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULTFor this was able to be sold for much and given to the poor.”
USTShe could have sold it for a lot of money! Then, she could have given that money to poor people.”
BSBThis perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”
BLBFor this could have been sold for much, and have been given to the poor."
AICNTFor this [[perfume]][fn] could have been sold for a high price and given to the poor.”
Wymth"for this might have been sold for a considerable sum, and the money given to the poor."
ASVFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
DRAFor this might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
YLTfor this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'
Drbyfor this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor.
RVFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
WbstrFor this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
KJB-1769For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
KJB-1611For this ointment might haue bin sold for much, and giuen to the poore. (For this ointment might have bin sold for much, and given to the poore.)
BshpsThis oyntment might haue ben well solde, and geuen to the poore. (This ointment might have been well solde, and given to the poore.)
GnvaFor this oyntment might haue bene solde for much, and bene giuen to the poore. (For this ointment might have been sold for much, and been given to the poore. )
CvdlThis oyntmet might haue bene wel solde, and geue to the poore. (This oyntmet might have been well solde, and give to the poore.)
TNTThis oyntmet myght have bene well solde and geven to the povre. When Iesus vnderstod that he sayde vnto the: (This oyntmet might have been well sold and given to the povre. When Yesus/Yeshua understod that he said unto them: )
Wycland be youun to pore men. (and be given to poor men.)
LuthDieses Wasser hätte mögen teuer verkauft und den Armen gegeben werden. (Dieses water would_have mögen teuer verkauft and the Armen given become.)
ClVgpotuit enim istud venundari multo, et dari pauperibus. (potuit because istud venundari multo, and dari pauperibus. )
UGNTἐδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο πραθῆναι πολλοῦ καὶ δοθῆναι πτωχοῖς. (edunato gar touto prathaʸnai pollou kai dothaʸnai ptōⱪois.)
SBL-GNTἐδύνατο γὰρ ⸀τοῦτο πραθῆναι πολλοῦ καὶ δοθῆναι πτωχοῖς. (edunato gar ⸀touto prathaʸnai pollou kai dothaʸnai ptōⱪois.)
TC-GNT[fn]Ἠδύνατο γὰρ τοῦτο [fn]τὸ μύρον πραθῆναι πολλοῦ, καὶ δοθῆναι [fn]πτωχοῖς. (Aʸdunato gar touto to muron prathaʸnai pollou, kai dothaʸnai ptōⱪois. )
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.
The word For introduces a reason why the disciples say that the woman wasted the perfume. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [We say that because] or [As a matter of fact,]
/was/_able & this /to_be/_sold ˱for˲_much and /to_be/_given
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who would have done the action, it is clear from the context that would have been the woman. Alternate translation: [she was able to sell this for much and give to]
The pronoun this refers to the jar full of perfumed oil that the woman poured on Jesus’ head in 26:7. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer back to it more directly. Alternate translation: [this perfumed oil]
The disciples imply that the perfume could have been sold for much money, and this money is what would been given to the poor. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [for much money, which could have been given]
The disciples are using the adjective poor as a noun to mean poor people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [to people who are poor]
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.
