King James Version

John 13:29

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τινὲςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐδόκουνedokounof them thoughtδοκέω (dokeō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “of them thought”, an ongoing action in the pastG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.of them thoughtἐπεὶepeibecauseἐπείconjunction — “because”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.becauseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γλωσσόκομονglōssokomonbagγλωσσόκομονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “bag”, the object formG1101(a vernacular word), bag, purse; some prefer to take as: box, chest.This verse uses “bag”.the bagεἶχενeichenwe haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “we have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.we haveἸούδαςioudasJudahἸούδαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Judah”, the subject formG2455Judah, Judas, Jude.This verse uses “Judah”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Ἀγόρασονagorasonto buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to buy”, a single actionG59I buy.ὧνhōnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.χρείανchreianneed ofχρεία (chreia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “need of”, the object formG5532need, necessity, business.This verse uses “need”.need ofἔχομενechomento haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.εἰςeisagainstεἰςpreposition — “against”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.againstτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑορτήνheortēnfeastἑορτή (heortē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “feast”, the object formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.the feastἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πτωχοῖςptōchoisto the poorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the poor”, the to- or for-formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.to the poorἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.δῷdōto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

Young’s Literal Translation

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

World English Bible

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Darby Translation

for some supposed, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things of which we have need for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

Douay-Rheims

For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy those things which we have need of for the festival day: or that he should give something to the poor.

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