English Standard Version
John 13:29
29Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
John 13:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Since Judas was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was telling him to go and pay for the food or to give some money to the poor.
Context of John 13:29
27Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly." 28Now no one at the table knew why he said this to him. Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor. 30So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night. 31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
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τινὲς γὰρ ἐδόκουν, ἐπεὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχεν Ἰούδας, ὅτι λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀγόρασον ὧν χρείαν ἔχομεν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἢ τοῖς πτωχοῖς ἵνα τι δῷ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- someτιςtis · oneG5100
- thoughtδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
- becauseἐπείepei · sinceG1893
- JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
- hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- the bagγλωσσόκομονglōssokomon · moneybagG1101
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- had saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
- thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- needχρείαchreia · needG5532
- of againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
- orἤē · orG2228
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- he should giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- to the poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
Cross-references for John 13:29
- John 12:5"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"
- Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.
- Galatians 2:10Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
- Ephesians 4:28Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Commentaries on John 13:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Buy those things that we have need of against the feast - Calmet's observation here has weight so it. "The disciples who thought that our Lord had said this to Judas, knew well that on the day of the passover there was neither buying nor selling in Jerusalem. This, therefore, did not happen on the paschal evening; for the feast, according to the common opinion, must have begun the preceding evening, and Jesus have eaten the passover with his disciples the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their authority and destroy their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29None of the others suspected that something odd was happening. Passover evening was one of the only nights when the city gates were left open. The night was spent in prayer and meditation, money was given to the poor, and provisions were always needed for this complex meal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. after the sop Satan entered into him--Very solemn are these brief hints of the successive steps by which Judas reached the climax of his guilt. "The devil had already put it into his heart to betray his Lord." Yet who can tell what struggles he went through ere he brought himself to carry that suggestion into effect? Even after this, however, his compunctions were not at an end. With the thirty pieces of silver already in his possession, he seems…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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