King James Version
John 12:4 in the King James Version says “Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,” — study this verse from John chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,”
John 12:4 · KJV
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard , very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Judas”
G2455judas (i.e., jehudah), the name of ten israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
“Iscariot”
G2469inhabitant of kerioth; iscariotes (i.e., keriothite), an epithet of judas the traitor
“should”
G3195to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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