John 13:29
Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus said to him, “Buy what we need to have for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28Now no one who was lying down at the table knew why he said this to him.
30After Judas received the bread, he went out immediately. It was night.
Cross References
John 12:5“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.
Ephesians 4:28The one who had been stealing must steal no longer. He must labor, doing useful work with his hands, so that he may have something to share with those who are 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 →