⁸ When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

⁹ “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

⁴ Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume?

⁵ It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages^[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

⁵ “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.^[a]”