He 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 help himself to what was put into it. “thief” = klepto. “money bag” = glossokomon = a case in which to keep the mouth-pieces of wind instruments. It came …
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John 1:26
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. “One you do not know” is an incredibly sad commentary. The religious leaders of God’s chosen people should have been the first to recognize the Messiah when He came, and yet He was standing in their very midst and they …