John Gill Commentary Luke 22:35

"And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing." — Luke 22:35 (ASV)

And he said to them
To the disciples, as the Persic version reads; not to Peter only, but to them all:

when I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes ;
without the necessaries of life, without proper accommodations for a journey, without provisions, or money, to buy any with: so (aneu balantiou) , "without a purse", is, by the Scholiast on Aristophanes ^F20 , interpreted by (aneu arguriou kai dapanhv) , "without money and expense": Christ here refers to his mission of them in (Matthew 10:5Matthew 10:9Matthew 10:10)

lacked you any thing?
any of the common blessings of life, food to eat, or raiment to wear?

and they said, nothing ;
they lacked nothing at all; wherever they came, they had friendly accommodations; they were provided with every thing necessary for them; they had both food and raiment, and good lodgings in every place; the houses and hearts of men were opened by Christ to receive them, though they were sent out by him so empty and destitute.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F20: In Avibus, p. 548.