John 12:6 · KJV
"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
What does John 12:6 mean? →Passage Context
4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6This 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.
7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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