John 12:8

Which verses does John 12:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Deuteronomy 15:1115 votes

   For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

2. Mark 14:711 votes

   The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.

3. Matthew 26:118 votes

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

4. John 12:358 votes

   Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

5. John 13:337 votes

   Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

6. John 8:216 votes

   Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

7. John 16:5–75 votes

   Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things. …

8. Acts 1:9–115 votes

   After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. …

9. Song of Solomon 5:63 votes

   I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

Which verses point to John 12:8?

The 10 strongest of 15.

• Matthew 26:6 12
• Mark 14:3 12
• Deuteronomy 15:11 11
• Matthew 26:11 9
• Luke 7:37 4
• Proverbs 14:31 3
• Philippians 4:18 3
• Mark 14:7 2
• Luke 5:35 2
• John 21:17 2