John 12:6
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
Cross References
Luke 8:3
Joanna the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.

John 12:5
"Why wasn't this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?"

John 13:29
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

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not.

John 10:13
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

Psalm 14:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Proverbs 29:7
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

Galatians 2:10
They only asked us to be mindful of the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

James 2:2, 6
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. . . .

because.

John 10:8-10
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. . . .

2 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." . . .

Psalm 50:16-20
To the wicked, however, God says, "What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? . . .

Matthew 21:13
And He declared to them, "It is written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer.' But you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"

1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

the bag.

John 13:29
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

2 Kings 12:14, 15
Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD. . . .

Ezra 8:24-34
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, . . .

2 Corinthians 8:19-21
More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering--the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.

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