2023-07-06 18:41:54 +00:00
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# Jesus said to them, "When I sent you ... did you lack anything?" They answered, "Nothing."
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2024-05-07 15:52:44 +00:00
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The word "you" refers to the apostles. Jesus uses a question so that they would remember how God provided what they needed in the past.
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2023-07-06 18:41:54 +00:00
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# a purse
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2024-05-07 15:52:44 +00:00
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A purse is a bag for holding money. Here the word is used to refer to money.
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# a bag of provisions
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-07-06 18:41:54 +00:00
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"a travelers' bag" or "a bag of food"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Nothing
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-07-06 18:41:54 +00:00
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"We did not lack anything" or "We had everything we needed"
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