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 (17)

  • John 13:29 (8)

    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give

  • Psalms 50:16–20 (8)

    To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?

  • James 2:6 (6)

    But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

  • James 2:2 (5)

    Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes

  • 2 Kings 5:20–27 (4)

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting w

  • Galatians 2:10 (3)

    They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:10 (3)

    nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

  • Proverbs 29:7 (2)

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

  • Ezekiel 33:31 (2)

    So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although

  • Ezra 8:24–34 (2)

    Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

  • Psalms 14:1 (2)

    For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. The

  • 2 Kings 12:14–15 (2)

    Instead, it was paid to those doing the work, and with it they repaired the house of the LORD.

  • Matthew 21:13 (1)

    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 ro

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (1)

    Abstain from every form of evil.

  • John 10:13 (1)

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

  • 2 Corinthians 8:19–21 (1)

    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to hono

  • John 10:8–10 (1)

    All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.