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.

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He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,(A) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

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Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (A)kept the money box, he used to [a]steal from (B)what was put into it.

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:6 Lit pilfer

He did not say this because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief. He held the money box and used to steal what was put into it.

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