John 12:6

Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He had the moneybag and would steal from what was put in it.

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In The King James Version

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

In Context

5“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”

7Jesus said, “Allow her to keep what she has for the day of my burial.

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Cross References

2 Kings 12:14They gave this money to those who did the work of repairing the house of Yahweh.

Psalms 14:1A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” 1 They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; 1 there is no one who does good. 1

Proverbs 29:7The righteous person knows the rights of the poor; 1 the wicked person does not understand such knowledge. 1

Matthew 21:13He said to them, “It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a den of robbers.”

John 10:13He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care for the sheep.

1 Corinthians 6:10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, and swindlers—none of them will inherit the kingdom of God.

Matthew Henry on John 12:2-12

Mary Anoints Christ's Feet; Hypocrisy of Judas; Indignation of the Chief Priests. 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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