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Some thought (tines edokoun). Imperfect active of dokeō. Mere inference in their ignorance.
The bag (to glōssokomon). See note on Joh 12:6 for this word.
What things we have need of (hōn chreian echomen). Antecedent (tauta) of the relative (hon) not expressed.
For the feast (eis tēn heortēn). The feast of unleavened bread beginning after the passover meal and lasting eight days. If this was twenty-four hours ahead of the passover meal, there was no hurry for next day would be in ample time.
Or that he should give something to the poor (ē tois ptōchois hina ti dōi). Another alternative in their speculation on the point. Note prolepsis of tois ptōchois (dative case) before hina dōi (final clause with hina and second aorist active subjunctive of didōmi).