John 12:6

A Conservative Version

Now he said this, not because it was a concern to him about the poor, but because he was a thief, and he had the purse and removed things that were put in.

Cross References

John 13:29

For some thought, since Judas had the purse, that Jesus said to him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.

James 2:6

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?

James 2:2

For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Galatians 2:10

only that we should remember the poor, which this same thing I also was eager to do.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor greedy men, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the slanderous, nor the predatory will inherit the kingdom of God.

John 10:13

But the hireling flees because he is a hireling, and it is no care to him about the sheep.

Matthew 21:13

And he says to them, It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people. And they hear thy words, but do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

Proverbs 29:7

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

Psalm 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good.

Luke 8:3

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women who served them from the things they possessed.

John 12:5

Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?