John 12:6
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.
King James Version
In Context
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
Cross References
2 Kings 12:14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
Psalms 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Matthew 21:13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
John 10:13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
1 Corinthians 6:10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, 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 →