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John 12:4

John 12:4

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Then saith one of his disciples,.... Who had no true love for his master, was an hypocrite, and a covetous person:Judas Iscariot; so called, to distinguish him from another Judas, an apostle; See Gill on "Mt 10:4".

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