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John 12:4–6

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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.
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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.

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John 12:4

COMBINED MEANING

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

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.

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John 12:6

COMBINED MEANING

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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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

COMBINED MEANING

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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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.

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.

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

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