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John 12:7-8
New International Version
John 12:7-8
New International Version
7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(A) 8 You will always have the poor among you,[a](B) but you will not always have me.”
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- John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.
John 12:7-8
King James Version
John 12:7-8
King James Version
7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.
8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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John 12:7-8
Common English Bible
John 12:7-8
Common English Bible
7 Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. This perfume was to be used in preparation for my burial, and this is how she has used it. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you won’t always have me.”
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John 12:7-8
English Standard Version
John 12:7-8
English Standard Version
7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it[a] for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”
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- John 12:7 Or Leave her alone; she intended to keep it
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