6 But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and had the bag, and carried what was put into {it}.

6 I korerotia ai tenei e ia, ehara i te mea he whakaaro nona ki te hunga rawakore; erangi no te mea he tahae ia, i a ia hoki te putea, ko ia hoki hei mau i nga mea i whaongia ki roto.