Common misinterpretations include viewing Judas as having genuine but misplaced concern for the poor, which contradicts the explicit denial of any care; applying it broadly to condemn all church treasurers or financial stewards without context; or using it to justify lavish spending over charity, ignoring the passage's focus on Judas's personal hypocrisy rather than the act of anointing itself.
John 12:6
King James Version (1769)
6 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.
John 12:6 exposes Judas Iscariot's true character as a thief who hypocritically feigned concern for the poor while secretly stealing from the disciples' moneybag, highlighting how self-interest can masquerade as piety and revealing the destructive power of greed within those close to Jesus.