But (A)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who intended to [a]betray Him, *said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred [b]denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?” Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (B)kept the money box, he used to [c]steal from (C)what was put into it.

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  1. John 12:4 Or hand Him over
  2. John 12:5 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  3. John 12:6 Lit pilfer

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,(A) objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a] He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(B) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii