John 12:6
“This 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 12:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
This 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er sagte dies aber, nicht weil er für die Armen besorgt war, sondern weil er ein Dieb war und die Kasse hatte und trug, was eingelegt wurde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas dijo esto, no por el cuidado que él tenía de los pobres; sino porque era ladrón, y tenía la bolsa, y traía lo que se echaba en ella.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E isto disse ele, não pelo cuidado que tivesse dos pobres; mas porque era ladrão, e tinha a bolsa, e trazia o que se lançava nela .
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ora, ele disse isso, não por causa do cuidado com os pobres, mas porque era ladrão; ele era encarregado da bolsa do dinheiro, e roubava o que ali se lançava.
📖 John 12:6 in Context
4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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.
7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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