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Bible Versions

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.
{G1161} This {G5124} he said {G2036}, not {G3756} that {G3754} he {G846} cared {G3199} for {G4012} the poor {G4434}; but {G235} because {G3754} he was {G2258} a thief {G2812}, and {G2532} had {G2192} the bag {G1101}, and {G2532} bare {G941} what was put therein {G906}.
Now he said this not out of concern for the poor, but because he was a thief — he was in charge of the common purse and used to steal from it.
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.
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.
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