When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
WEB
Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
YLT
And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;
DBT
But Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
- Author
- Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
- Date
- c. AD 50–60