Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (A)had the money box, he used to pilfer (B)what was put into it. Therefore Jesus said, “Let her alone, so that she may keep [a]it for (C)the day of My burial. (D)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:7 I.e. the custom of preparing the body for burial