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.
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Gill's Exposition
This he said, not that he cared for the poor,.... He had no affection for them, and was unconcerned about them, and took no care of them to feed and clothe them; he was no ways solicitous for their…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 26:3-16. Joh 12:2 A supper - At the house of Simon the leper, Mat 26:6. Lazarus was ... - The names of Martha and Lazarus are mentioned because it was…
Adam Clarke
Not that He cared for the poor - There should be a particular emphasis laid on the word he, as the evangelist studies to show the most determined detestation to his conduct.
And bare what was put…
In these verses we have,
I. The kind visit our Lord Jesus paid to his friends at Bethany, Joh 12:1. He came up out of the country, six days before the passover, and took up at Bethany, a town which,…
Cambridge Bible
the bag Better, the box, the cash-box in which the funds of the small company were kept. The word means literally -a case for mouthpieces" of musical instruments, and hence any portable chest. It…
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