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John 12:3–8

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Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
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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From verse 3

  1. Mark 14:3–9Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3¶ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

    4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

    6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

    7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

    8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

    9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  2. John 11:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

  3. Luke 10:38–39Rank 3 from verse 3
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    38¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

    39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

  4. Luke 7:37–38Rank 4 from verse 3
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    37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

    38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

  5. Matthew 26:6–13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    6¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

    7There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

    8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

    10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

    11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

    12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

    13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

  6. John 11:32Rank 6 from verse 3
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    32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

  7. John 11:28Rank 7 from verse 3
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    28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

  8. Luke 7:46Rank 8 from verse 3
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    46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

  9. Song of Solomon 4:13–14Rank 9 from verse 3
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    13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

    14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

  10. Song of Solomon 1:3Rank 10 from verse 3
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    3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

  11. Song of Solomon 1:12Rank 11 from verse 3
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    12¶ While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

  12. Song of Solomon 4:10Rank 12 from verse 3
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    10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

  13. Psalms 132:2Rank 13 from verse 3
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    2How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

From verse 4

  1. Matthew 10:4Rank 1 from verse 4
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    4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

  2. 1 Samuel 17:28–29Rank 2 from verse 4
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    28¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

    29And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

  3. John 13:2Rank 3 from verse 4
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    2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

  4. John 18:2–5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

    3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

    4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

    5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

  5. Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  6. John 13:26Rank 6 from verse 4
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    26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

  7. John 6:70–71Rank 7 from verse 4
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    70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

    71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

  8. Luke 6:16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

From verse 5

  1. Luke 12:33Rank 1 from verse 5
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    33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

  2. Luke 18:22Rank 2 from verse 5
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    22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  3. Mark 14:4–5Rank 3 from verse 5
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    4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

    5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

  4. Matthew 26:8–9Rank 4 from verse 5
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    8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

  5. Luke 6:41Rank 5 from verse 5
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    41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

  6. Malachi 1:10–13Rank 6 from verse 5
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    10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

    11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

    12¶ But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

    13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.

  7. Amos 8:5Rank 7 from verse 5
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    5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

  8. Exodus 5:17Rank 8 from verse 5
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    17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

  9. Exodus 5:8Rank 9 from verse 5
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    8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

  10. John 6:7Rank 10 from verse 5
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    7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

  11. Matthew 20:2Rank 11 from verse 5
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    2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

From verse 6

  1. John 13:29Rank 1 from verse 6
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    29For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

  2. Psalms 50:16–20Rank 2 from verse 6
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    16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

    17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

    18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

    19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

    20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.

  3. James 2:6Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

  4. James 2:2Rank 4 from verse 6
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    2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

  5. 2 Kings 5:20–27Rank 5 from verse 6
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    20¶ But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

    21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

    22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

    23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.

    24And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

    25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

    26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

    27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

  6. 1 Corinthians 6:10Rank 6 from verse 6
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    10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

  7. Galatians 2:10Rank 7 from verse 6
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    10Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

  8. 2 Kings 12:14–15Rank 8 from verse 6
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    14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

    15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

  9. Ezekiel 33:31Rank 9 from verse 6
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    31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  10. Ezra 8:24–34Rank 10 from verse 6
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    24¶ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

    25And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

    26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

    27Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

    28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

    29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

    30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

    31¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

    32And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

    33¶ Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

    34By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

  11. Proverbs 29:7Rank 11 from verse 6
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    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

  12. Psalms 14:1Rank 12 from verse 6
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    1THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

  13. 1 Thessalonians 5:22Rank 13 from verse 6
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    22Abstain from all appearance of evil.

  14. 2 Corinthians 8:19–21Rank 14 from verse 6
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    19And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

    20Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

    21Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

  15. John 10:13Rank 15 from verse 6
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    13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

  16. John 10:8–10Rank 16 from verse 6
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    8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

    9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

    10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

  17. Matthew 21:13Rank 17 from verse 6
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    13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

From verse 7

  1. Matthew 26:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

  2. Mark 14:6Rank 2 from verse 7
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    6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

  3. Matthew 26:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

  4. Matthew 27:57–60Rank 4 from verse 7
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    57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

    58He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

    59And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

    60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

  5. John 19:38–42Rank 5 from verse 7
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    38¶ And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

    39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

    40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

    41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

    42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

  6. Luke 23:50Rank 6 from verse 7
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    50¶ And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just:

  7. Mark 15:42–47Rank 7 from verse 7
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    42¶ And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

    43Joseph of Arimathæa, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

    44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

    45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

    46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

    47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

  8. Psalms 109:31Rank 8 from verse 7
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    31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

  9. Zechariah 3:2Rank 9 from verse 7
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    2And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

From verse 8

  1. Deuteronomy 15:11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

  2. Mark 14:7Rank 2 from verse 8
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    7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

  3. John 12:35Rank 3 from verse 8
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

  4. Matthew 26:11Rank 4 from verse 8
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    11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

  5. John 13:33Rank 5 from verse 8
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    33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

  6. John 8:21Rank 6 from verse 8
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    21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

  7. Acts 1:9–11Rank 7 from verse 8
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    9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

    10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

    11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

  8. John 16:5–7Rank 8 from verse 8
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    5But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

    6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

    7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

  9. Song of Solomon 5:6Rank 9 from verse 8
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    6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

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John 12:3

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pound

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Sense 1: A standard measure of weight. Sense 2: A money of account whose value differs by country.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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costly

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Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wiped

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wipe, meaning to clean, dry, or remove by rubbing. Sense 2: To clear or take away completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hair

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A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

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odour

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1. A smell or scent proceeding from something. 2. By figure, the acceptable character of a gift or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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John 12:4

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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betray

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To deliver a person into an enemy's hands by treachery or fraud, violating trust or confidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 12:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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John 12:6

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cared

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of care, meaning to feel concern or regard; to take anxious thought.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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bag

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A flexible container or pouch used to carry or hold something.

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bare

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1. As the past tense of bear, brought forth or gave birth to offspring; also produced fruit or other increase. 2. Carried, conveyed, supported, lifted, or sustained a person, object, or load. 3. Bore, endured, or took upon oneself a loss, infirmity, sin, or other burden. 4. Gave witness or record; testified. 5. Exercised rule or authority. 6. As an adjective, uncovered, naked, exposed, stripped, or without covering.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 12:7

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

alone

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1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

burying

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of bury, meaning to place a dead body in a grave or tomb. Sense 2: To cover or conceal beneath earth or another substance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

John 12:8

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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12:1THEN Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

12:2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

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12:4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

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12:5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

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12:6This 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.

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12:7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.

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12:8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

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