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.
General references
Bible References
Not
John 10:13
because he's a hired worker, and the sheep don't matter to him.
Psalm 14:1
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.
Proverbs 29:7
The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.
Ezekiel 33:31
Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words and then they don't do what you say because they're seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests.
Galatians 2:10
The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the destitute, the very thing I was eager to do.
James 2:2
Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in.
Because
John 10:8
All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
2 Kings 5:20
After Naaman had gone only a short distance, Gehazi, the attendant to Elisha, the man of God, told himself, "Look how my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman! He declined to take from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I'm going to run after him and get something from him."
Psalm 50:16
As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!
Matthew 21:13
He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a hideout for bandits!"
1 Corinthians 6:10
thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The bag
John 13:29
Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the destitute.
2 Kings 12:14
because that money had been allocated to the workmen who were repairing the LORD's Temple.
Ezra 8:24
Next I selected twelve of the chief priests Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them
2 Corinthians 8:19
More than that, he has also been selected by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this work of kindness for the glory of the Lord and as evidence of our eagerness to help.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Keep away from every kind of evil.
General references
Exodus 20:15
"You are not to steal.
Matthew 26:9
Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."