John 12:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief.  He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

Cross References

John 13:29

Since Judas  kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, ‘Buy what we need for the festival,’  or that he should give something to the poor.

James 2:6

Yet you have dishonoured the poor.  Don’t the rich oppress you and drag  you into court?

James 2:2

For if someone comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor person dressed in filthy clothes also comes in,

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away  from every kind of evil.

Galatians 2:10

They asked only that we would remember the poor,  which I had made every effort to do.

1 Corinthians 6:10

no thieves,  greedy  people, drunkards, verbally abusive people,  or swindlers  will inherit God’s kingdom.

John 10:13

This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.

Matthew 21:13

He said to them, ‘It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer,   but you are making it a den of thieves! ’   ,

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people come to you in crowds,  sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person knows the rights  of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

Luke 8:3

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

John 12:5

‘Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii  , and given to the poor? ’