John 12:6

WNT Bible

The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.

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John 12:6 in Bible Translations

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)

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The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 12:6 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read John 12:6 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 12:6 in DRB →

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 12:6 in DBT →

But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 12:6 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 12:6 in WBT →

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 12:6 in WEB →

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 12:6 in YLT →

and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 12:6 in AKJV →

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.

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John 12:6 in Bible Translations

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)

Primary

The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.

King James Bible (KJV)Read John 12:6 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read John 12:6 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read John 12:6 in DRB →

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read John 12:6 in DBT →

But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into it.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read John 12:6 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read John 12:6 in WBT →

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.

World English Bible (WEB)Read John 12:6 in WEB →

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read John 12:6 in YLT →

and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read John 12:6 in AKJV →

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.

Read John 12:6 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →