Luke 22:35

Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples immediately after predicting Peter’s denial and just before issuing new travel instructions for the coming days. The words — ἄτερ (ater) carries the literal sense of "without," while βαλλαντίου (ballantiou) translates directly to "purse." The thread — The recalled mission parallels the earlier commands in Luke 10:4 and Matthew 10:9, while the immediate context in Luke 22:36 marks a sharp departure from those prior instructions. Why it lands — The text records Jesus asking whether the disciples lacked anything during their earlier journey, and they answer in the negative, establishing a factual baseline of provision before the narrative shifts to impending hardship.

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The Greek words

ΚαὶKaiAnd εἶπενeipenHe said αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;ὅτεhoteWhen ἀπέστειλαapesteilaI sent ὑμᾶςhumasyou ἄτερaterwithout βαλλαντίουballantioupurse καὶkaiand πήραςpērasbag καὶkaiand ὑποδημάτων,hupodēmatōnsandals,μήmēnot τινοςtinosanything ὑστερήσατε;husterēsatedid you lack?οἱhoi<the>δὲdeAnd εἶπαν·eipanthey said;οὐθενός.outhenosNo [thing].

King James Version

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

Cross-references

Matthew 10:9 Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Luke 10:4 Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
Psalms 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Luke 9:3 “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
Matthew 6:31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
Mark 6:8 He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
Genesis 48:15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
Deuteronomy 8:2 Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.