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John 12:5-7
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5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred [a]shillings, and given to the poor? 6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the [b]bag [c]took away what was put therein. 7 Jesus therefore said, [d]Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.

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  1. John 12:5 See marginal note on 6:7.
  2. John 12:6 Or, box
  3. John 12:6 Or, carried what was put therein
  4. John 12:7 Or, Let her alone: it was that she might keep it
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John 12:5-7
New International Version

5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.[a]” 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)

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  1. John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii
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