John 12:5-7
Jubilee Bible 2000
5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarius and given to the poor?
6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag and would take from what was put therein.
7 Therefore Jesus said, Let her alone; against the day of my burying she has kept this;
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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)
Footnotes
- John 12:5 Greek three hundred denarii
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