“Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.”
John 12:6 (WEB)
Context Reading
4Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said, 5“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denariiand given to the poor?” 6Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it. 7But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial. 8For you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.”