John 12:8

In context

6He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief: he kept the money box, and he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7Jesus said, “Leave her alone; she has kept it for the day of my burial. 8The poor you always have with you; me you do not always have.” 9A great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came — not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus as well,