READ John 12 COMMENTARY: : 6        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. (2812 “thief” [kleptes] means an embezzler, pilferer, a criminal who typically relies on stealth to take property belonging to someone else, or a person who steals.) DEVOTION: Motives are always important when we have a reaction to a given situation. Sometimes people can see our motives but at other times we can hide our motives from most people. Judas seemed to be able to hide his real motives most of the time. Here we find the Apostle telling Judas’ real motives after the fact. The other eleven disciples seemed to think that Judas was one of them. He would do everything with them. He was trusted by them because…