John 12:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Not

Because

The bag

1 Thessalonians 5:22

General references

Exodus 20:15

Matthew 26:9

Bible References

Not

Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

Because

All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.

And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

The bag

Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

But it was all given to the workmen who were building up the house.

So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

Keep from every form of evil.

General references

Do not take the property of another.

For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.