John 13:11

John 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
• New International Version (NIV)For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, "Not all of you are clean."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”

Context of John 13:11

9Simon Peter replied, ‘So Lord, do not wash my feet only! Wash my hands and my head too!’ 10Jesus said, ‘A person who has washed his whole body is completely clean. He needs only to wash his feet. And all of you are clean, except one of you.’ Jesus knew already who would sell him to his enemies. That is why he said, ‘Not every one of you is clean.’ 12When he had finished washing the disciples' feet, Jesus put on his coat. He returned to his place at the meal. He asked them, ‘I want you to understand what I have just done for you. 13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right. That is what I am.

John 13:11 word by word

ᾔδει γὰρ τὸν παραδιδόντα αὐτόν· διὰ τοῦτο εἶπεν ὅτι οὐχὶ πάντες καθαροί ἐστε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• should betrayπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• said heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• cleanκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513

Cross-references for John 13:11

• John 13:18Jesus then said, ‘I am not talking about all of you. I know the people that I have chosen. The Bible says, “Someone who ate food with me has turned against me.”
• John 2:25He did not need anyone to tell him what people are like. He knew already what was really in each person.
• John 6:64But some of you do not believe my message.’ Jesus had known from the beginning which of them would not believe in him. Also, he had always known who would sell him to his enemies.
• John 17:12While I was with them, I kept them safe in the power of your name. That is the name that you gave to me. I kept them safe so that only one of them turned away from you. That was the man who had to become lost. The Bible already said that it would happen in that way.
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man must die in the way that the Bible says. But it will be very bad for the man who gives me to my enemies. It would be better for that man if he had not been born.’

Commentaries on John 13:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Who should betray him - Greek: “He knew him who was about to betray him.”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. 6-116-11. Peter saith ... Lord, dost thou wash my feet?--Our language cannot bring out the intensely vivid contrast between the "Thou" and the "my," which, by bringing them together, the original expresses, for it is not good English to say, "Lord, Thou my feet dost wash?" But every word of this question is emphatic. Thus far, and in the question itself, there was nothing but the most profound and beautiful astonishment at a condescension to him quite…Read the comment

Topics related to John 13:11

• Feet
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Peter
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Aside
• Clean
• Commandment
• Example
• Foot
• Humility
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Love

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