John 12:7
King James Version
Translation: KJV
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?Select John 12:5
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.Select John 12:6
7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.Select John 12:7
8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.Select John 12:8
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.Select John 12:9
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WEB
12:7 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
ASV
12:7 Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
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