John 13:21

John 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
• New International Version (NIV)After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”

Context of John 13:21

19Now I tell you before it cometh, that, when it hath come to pass, ye may believe that I am he . 20Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you shall betray me. 22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. 23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

John 13:21 word by word

Ταῦτα εἰπὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐταράχθη τῷ πνεύματι καὶ ἐμαρτύρησεν καὶ εἶπεν· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με.Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• hadεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• thusταῦταtauta · thisG5023
• troubledταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• testifiedμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• betrayπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• meμέme · meG3165

Cross-references for John 13:21

• John 11:33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause I came to this hour.
• Matthew 26:38Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
• Mark 3:5And when he had looked around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
• Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
• Romans 9:2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
• 2 Corinthians 2:12Furthermore, when I came to Troas topreach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,
• John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
• Matthew 26:21And as they were eating, he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.
• Mark 14:18And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you who eateth with me shall betray me.
• Luke 22:21But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
• Acts 1:16Men, brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be shown that they were not all of us.

Commentaries on John 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Was troubled in spirit - See the note on John 11:33. And testified - Spoke with great earnestness. Shall betray me - , Will deliver me up. Judas had already betrayed our blessed Lord, and he was now on the point of delivering him up into the hands of the chief priests. By all these warnings, did not our Lord intend that Judas should be benefited? - that he should repent of his iniquity, and turn and find mercy?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Troubled in spirit - See John 12:27. The reason of his trouble here was that Judas, a professed friend, was about to betray him. He doubtless foresaw the deep and dreadful sorrows of his approaching death, and was also deeply affected with the ingratitude and wickedness of a professed friend. Jesus was man as well as God, and he felt like other men. His human nature shrank from suffering, and his tender sensibilities were affected not less deeply than…Read the comment
• 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. 21For the third time in the Gospel of John, Jesus became troubled (Greek tarassō; see 11:33; 12:27). When Judas betrayed Jesus, it caused him deep grief.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-3021. When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, One of you shall betray me--The announcement of Joh 13:18 seems not to have been plain enough to be quite apprehended, save by the traitor himself. He will therefore speak it out in terms not to be misunderstood. But how much it cost Him to do this, appears from the "trouble" that came over His "spirit"--visible emotion, no doubt--before He…Read the comment

Topics related to John 13:21

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

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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