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Therefore Jesus said, Suffer ye her, that into the day of my burying she keep that;

for ye shall evermore have poor men with you, but ye shall not evermore have me.[a]

Therefore much people of the Jews knew, that Jesus was there; and they came, not only for Jesus, but to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from death [whom he raised from dead].

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  1. John 12:8 forsooth ye shall ever have poor with you, soothly ye shall not ever have me.

“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.(A) You will always have the poor among you,[a](B) but you will not always have me.”

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.(C)

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  1. John 12:8 See Deut. 15:11.