Key Verse Spotlight
John 12:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
John 12:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, which should betray him,
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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.
Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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