Good News Bible

John 12:6-11 Good News Bible (GNB)

6. He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would help himself from it.

7. But Jesus said, “Leave her alone! Let her keep what she has for the day of my burial.

8. You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.”

9. A large number of people heard that Jesus was in Bethany, so they went there, not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from death.

10. So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too,

11. because on his account many Jews were rejecting them and believing in Jesus.