John 12:7

So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial. ¹ 

biblegateway Joh 12:7

"Leave her alone," Jesus replied. " It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.

biblegateway Joh 12:7

Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.

biblegateway Joh 12:7

Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She did it in preparation for my burial.

biblegateway Joh 12:7

Jesus said, "Let her alone. She's anticipating and honoring the day of my burial.

SABDAweb Joh 12:7

Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

bibleoremus Joh 12:7

Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial.

biblegateway Joh 12:7

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.

biblegateway Joh 12:7

So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept it for the day of my burial. ¹ 

¹ tn Grk “Leave her alone, that for the day of my burial she may keep it.” The construction with ἵνα (Jina) is somewhat ambiguous. The simplest way to read it would be, “Leave her alone, that she may keep it for the day of my burial.” This would imply that Mary was going to use the perfumed oil on that day, while vv. 3 and 5 seem to indicate clearly that she had already used it up. Some understand the statement as elliptical: “Leave her alone; (she did this) in order to keep it for the day of my burial.” Another alternative would be an imperatival use of ἵνα with the meaning: “Leave her alone; let her keep it.” The reading of the Byzantine text, which omits the ἵνα and substitutes a perfect tense τετήρηκεν (tethrhken), while not likely to be original, probably comes close to the meaning of the text, and that has been followed in this translation.