John 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.”

John 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.”

John 12:7 — World English Bible

John 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying. ”

John 12:7 — American Standard Version

John 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jesus, therefore, said, `Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,”

John 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation

John 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to have kept this for the day of my preparation for burial; ”

John 12:7 — Darby Translation

John 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said Iesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying she kept it.”

John 12:7 — Geneva Bible

John 12:7 in Context — John 12

5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

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.

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.

9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

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What Does John 12:7 Mean?

John 12:7 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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