John 13:24

John 13:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
• New International Version (NIV)Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

Context of John 13:24

22The disciples began looking at one another, puzzled and disturbed as to whom He could mean. 23One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved (esteemed), was leaning against Jesus’ chest. So Simon Peter motioned to him (John) and [quietly] asked [him to ask Jesus] of whom He was speaking. 25Then leaning back against Jesus’ chest, he (John) asked Him [privately], “Lord, who is it?” 26Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I am going to give this piece [of bread] after I have dipped it.” So when He had dipped the piece of bread [into the dish], He gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.

John 13:24 word by word

νεύει οὖν τούτῳ Σίμων Πέτρος πυθέσθαι τίς ἂν εἴη περὶ οὗ λέγει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• beckonedνεύωneuō · to motionG3506
• to himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• that he should askπυνθάνομαιpunthanomai · to inquireG4441
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• it should beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he spakeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for John 13:24

• Luke 1:22But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.
• Luke 5:7so they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats [with fish], so that they began to sink.
• Acts 12:17But motioning to them with his hand to be quiet and listen, he described how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brothers and sisters.” Then he left and went to another place.
• Acts 13:16So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen!
• Acts 21:40When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,

Commentaries on John 13:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-30Verses 18-30 Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their authority and destroy their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38The setting is the final Passover meal of Jesus on Thursday evening. During this meal, Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus. John does not describe the meal itself like the Synoptic Gospels do (Matthew 26:17–29; Mark 14:12–25; Luke 22:7–20; see also 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). John focuses on other activities at the event, such as: the foot washing (John 13:1–17), Judas’s betrayal (13:18–30), and the prediction of Peter’s denials (13:31–38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2623-26. there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved--Thus modestly does our Evangelist denote himself, as reclining next to Jesus at the table. Peter ... beckoned to him to ask who it should be of whom he spake--reclining probably at the corresponding place on the other side of Jesus.Read the comment

Topics related to John 13:24

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Judas (Jude)

In the dictionaries

• Peter
• Simon Peter
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Aside
• Clean
• Commandment
• Example
• Beck; Beckon
• Gesture
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings