John Gill's Exposition on John 13:29

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For some of them thought, etc.] This was the thought of some of the disciples, it may be of all of them but John; because Judas had the bag: which was for the common supply of Christ and his disciples, and for the relief of the poor; (see Gill on “<431206>John 12:6”). That Jesus had said unto him, buy those things that we have need of against the feast; the feast of the passover, which was to be two days after; and shows, that this was not the passover which Christ now ate with his disciples: or that he should give something to the poor; for whom Christ cared, and had a hearty concern, and for whom Judas had very little, notwithstanding his high pretensions.

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