KJVThis 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.
Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.
But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into [it].
John — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. Jesus came to Bethany. We see that they judged too rashly who thought that Christ would not come to the feast, (John 11:56;) and this, reminds us that we ought not to be so hasty as not to wait patiently and quietly, till the season arrive, which is unknown…