John 13:29
Some were thinking, since Judas had the moneybag, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.)
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
28(Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him.
30As soon as Judas took the morsel, he went out. And it was night.
Cross References
John 12:5“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands of mine ministered to my own needs and to the needs of those who were with me.
Ephesians 4:28He who steals must no longer steal; rather he must labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may have something to contribute to anyone in need.
Matthew Henry on John 13:19-31
The Treachery of Judas Foretold; The Anxiety of the Disciples. 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and… Read the whole commentary →