John 12
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John 12:5-6

5“WhyG1223G5101 was thisG3778 perfumeG3464 not soldG4097 for threeG5145 hundredG5145 1denariiG1220 and the proceeds givenG1325 to poorG4434 people?”

6NowG1161 he saidG3004 thisG3778, not becauseG3754 he caredG3199 aboutG4012 the poorG4434, but becauseG3754 he was a thiefG2812, and as he 2keptG2192 the moneyG1101 boxG1101, he used to 3stealG941 fromG941 4what was putG906 into it.

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Notes

  1. 1. John 12:5 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
  2. 2. John 12:6 John 13:29 ↩
  3. 3. John 12:6 Lit pilfer ↩
  4. 4. John 12:6 Luke 8:3 ↩

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