Therefore Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it [a]for (A)the day of My burial. (B)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

The (C)large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so that they might also see Lazarus, (D)whom He raised from the dead.

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  1. John 12:7 Or in view of

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(A) You will always have the poor among you,[a](B) but you will not always have me.”

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.(C)

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  1. John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.