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John 12:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
John 12:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 (He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it[a] so that she might keep it for the day of my burial.(A) 8 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”(B)
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- 12.7 Gk lacks She bought it
John 12:6-8
New International Version
John 12:6-8
New International Version
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) 8 You will always have the poor among you,[a](C) but you will not always have me.”
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- John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
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