But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was going to betray him) said, Why[a] was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” (Now he said this not because he was concerned[b] about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)[c]

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:5 Literally “because of what”
  2. John 12:6 Literally “it was a concern to him”
  3. John 12:6 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation