John 12:6
John 12:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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 12:4-6 The Message (MSG)
Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, even then getting ready to betray him, said, “Why wasn’t this oil sold and the money given to the poor? It would have easily brought three hundred silver pieces.” He said this not because he cared two cents about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of their common funds, but also embezzled them.
John 12:6 King James Version (KJV)
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.
John 12:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.
John 12:6 New Century Version (NCV)
But Judas did not really care about the poor; he said this because he was a thief. He was the one who kept the money box, and he often stole from it.
John 12:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
John 12:6 New International Version (NIV)
He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.
John 12:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.
John 12:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
Not that he cared for the poor—he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.