John 12:6

And He spoke this, not because there was a care to him for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and was carrying those things cast in.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

5Why was not this myrrh sold for three hundred denaria, and given to the poor?

7Then Jesus said, Let her alone; she hath reserved this unto the day of my burial;

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Cross References

Matthew 21:13and He says to them, It has been written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but you make it a den of thieves.

John 10:13because he is a hireling and there is not a care to him for the sheep.

1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor scolds, nor extortioners, shall 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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