John 13:29
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus;
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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δίδωμι
he may give.
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ὅς
what things
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔχω
we have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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λέγω
is saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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δοκέω
were thinking,
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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γλωσσόκομον
money bag
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γλωσσόκομον
properly, a case (to keep mouthpieces of wind-instruments in) i.e. (by extension) a casket or (specially) purse
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Ἰούδας
Judas,
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Ἰούδας
Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
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χρεία
need of
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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ἐπεί
since
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ἐπεί
thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
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τὶς
Some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ἑορτή
feast,
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ἑορτή
a festival
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