John 12:6

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John 12:6

Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor [for he had never cared about them], but because he was a thief; and since he had the money box [serving as treasurer for the twelve disciples], he used to pilfer what was put into it.

John 13:29

Some thought that, since Judas [as the treasurer of the group] had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he was to give something to the poor.

2 Kings 5:20-27

when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “My master has spared this Naaman the Aramean (Syrian), by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

2 Kings 12:14-15

but they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the Lord.

Ezra 8:24-34

Then I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers (relatives),

Psalm 14:1

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

Psalm 50:16-20

But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor,
But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.

Ezekiel 33:31

They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not practice them; for with their mouth they express loving devotion, but their heart goes after their (unlawful) gain.

Matthew 21:13

Jesus said to them, “It is written [in Scripture], ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ den.”

John 10:8-10

All who came before Me [as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders] are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not hear them.

John 10:13

The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

2 Corinthians 8:19-21

and not only this, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in regard to this gracious offering which we are administering for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our eagerness [as believers to help one another].

Galatians 2:10

They asked only [one thing], that we remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].

James 2:2

For if a man comes into your meeting place wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,

James 2:6

But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Not

Because

1 Corinthians 6:10

The bag

1 Thessalonians 5:22

General references

Exodus 20:15

Matthew 26:9

Bible References

Not

The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep.

The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor,
But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.

They asked only [one thing], that we remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

For if a man comes into your meeting place wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,

Because

All who came before Me [as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders] are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not hear them.

But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?

Jesus said to them, “It is written [in Scripture], ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ den.”

The bag

Some thought that, since Judas [as the treasurer of the group] had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he was to give something to the poor.

but they gave that to those who did the work, and with it they repaired the house of the Lord.

Then I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers (relatives),

Abstain from every form of evil [withdraw and keep away from it].

General references

“You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].

For this perfume might have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”