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 said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” 10Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet; otherwise he is completely clean. And you are clean--but not all of you.” For He knew the one who was betraying Him; it was for this reason that He said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12Then, when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord’; and you are correct, for so I am.

John 13:11 word by word

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

• the one who was betrayingπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• for thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• reasonδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Not allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• are cleanκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513

Cross-references for John 13:11

• John 13:18I am not speaking about all of you. I know the ones whom I have chosen; but this is happening so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
• John 2:25and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in mankind.
• John 6:64But there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him.
• John 17:12While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name, which You have given Me; and I guarded them, and not one of them perished except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
• Matthew 26:24The Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good 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