John 12:7 · KJV
“Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.”
— John 12:7
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.
For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
John 12 — Context
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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.
7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.
Cross References
Matthew 26:12
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did {it} for my burial.
Mark 14:6
And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
Matthew 27:57-60
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
Matthew 26:10
When Jesus understood {it}, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
John 19:38-42
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, 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.
Luke 23:50
And, behold, {there was} a man named Joseph, a counsellor; {and he was} a good man, and a just:
Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save {him} from those that condemn his soul. {those...: Heb. the judges of}
Mark 15:42-47
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,