John 12:7-8

⁷“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.

⁸The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”

— John 12:7-8

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Loving Extravagance

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Cross References for John 12:7-8

• Deuteronomy 15:11
• Mark 14:7
• John 12:35
• Matthew 26:11
• John 13:33
• John 8:21
• Acts 1:9-11
• John 16:5-7
• Song of Songs 5:6
• Matthew 26:12

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