John 12:6 Cross References

John 12:6

6: Not that he cared for the poor--he was a thief who was in charge of the disciples' funds, and he often took some for his own use.

Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.

And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

He said, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a place of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves!"

But God says to the wicked: "Recite my laws no longer, and don't pretend that you obey me.
For you refuse my discipline and treat my laws like trash.
When you see a thief, you help him, and you spend your time with adulterers.
Your mouths are filled with wickedness, and your tongues are full of lies.
You sit around and slander a brother--your own mother's son.

So they come pretending to be sincere and sit before you listening. But they have no intention of doing what I tell them. They express love with their mouths, but their hearts seek only after money.

Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; no one does good!

thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.

The only thing they suggested was that we remember to help the poor, and I have certainly been eager to do that.

He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem--a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
By traveling together we will guard against any suspicion, for we are anxious that no one should find fault with the way we are handling this generous gift.
We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to know we are honorable.

But Gehazi, Elisha's servant, said to himself, "My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting his gifts. As surely as the LORD lives, I will chase after him and get something from him."
So Gehazi set off after him. When Naaman saw him running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. "Is everything all right?" Naaman asked.
"Yes," Gehazi said, "but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them."
"By all means, take 150 pounds of silver," Naaman insisted. He gave him two sets of clothing, tied up the money in two bags, and sent two of his servants to carry the gifts for Gehazi.
But when they arrived at the hill, Gehazi took the gifts from the servants and sent the men back. Then he hid the gifts inside the house.

It was paid out to the workmen, who used it for the Temple repairs.
No accounting was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and faithful workers.

I appointed twelve leaders of the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests--
to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his leaders, and the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.
I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: 24 tons of silver, 7,500 pounds of silver utensils, 7,500 pounds of gold,
20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, 2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
And I said to these priests, "You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the LORD. This silver and gold is a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of our ancestors.

For instance, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothes.

"All others who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.
Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. Wherever they go, they will find green pastures.
The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.

The hired hand runs away because he is merely hired and has no real concern for the sheep.

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