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John 12:6-8
New International Version
John 12:6-8
New International Version
6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(A) he used to help himself to what was put into it.
7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(B) 8 You will always have the poor among you,[a](C) but you will not always have me.”
Footnotes
- John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
John 12:6-8
New King James Version
John 12:6-8
New King James Version
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and (A)had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
7 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; [a]she has kept this for the day of My burial. 8 For (B)the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
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- John 12:7 NU that she may keep
John 12:6-8
English Standard Version
John 12:6-8
English Standard Version
6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and (A)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it[a] for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”
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- John 12:7 Or Leave her alone; she intended to keep it
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