John 12:7-8
Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying. For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.
Context
Defending Mary's anointing of his feet against Judas's objection
Synoptic Parallels
Matthew 26:10-13; Mark 14:6-9
OT Reference
Deuteronomy 15:11
Reframe Note
Quotes the ongoing reality of poverty from Deuteronomy but reframes with the urgency of his imminent death
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