John 13:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ “I am not talking about all of you; for I know the ones I have chosen [i.e., which of the twelve apostles would be faithful]. But let the Scripture [Psa. 41:9] be fulfilled [that says], ‘The person who eats with me has [viciously] turned against me.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ I am not speaking of and I do not mean all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He who eats My bread with Me has raised up his heel against Me. [Ps. 41:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ I’m not speaking about all of you. I know those whom I’ve chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, The one who eats my bread has turned against me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ I am not speaking about all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with me shall lift up his heel against me.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me, shall lift up his heel against me.

John 13:18 Cross References

Matthew 10:36

[In fact] a person’s enemies will be members of his own family [i.e., in some cases].

Matthew 26:21

As they were eating, He said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will turn me over [to the Jewish leaders].”

Matthew 26:23

He answered, “The one who dipped his hand with me into the [sauce] bowl is the one who will turn me over [to the Jewish leaders].

Mark 14:17

When evening came, Jesus arrived [at the upstairs room] with the twelve apostles.

Mark 14:18

As they reclined at the table to eat, [Note: See Matt. 23:6] Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with me will turn me over [i.e., to the Jewish leaders].”

Mark 14:20

And He answered them, “It is one of you twelve, [the one] who is dipping [his bread] with me in the [sauce] bowl.

Luke 22:21

But look, the hand of the one who is turning me over [i.e., to the Jewish leaders] is with me on the table [i.e., dipping his hand in the sauce bowl. See Matt. 26:23].

John 13:21

After Jesus said this, He felt disturbed in His spirit and declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will turn me over [to the Jewish authorities].”

John 13:22

The disciples looked at one another, puzzled over who He was talking about.

John 13:26

Jesus answered; “It is the person to whom I give a piece of bread after dipping it [in the sauce bowl].” So, when He had dipped the piece of bread, He took it [out] and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

John 15:16

I command you to do these things so that you will [demonstrate your] love for one another. [Note: Or this may mean that His command was to love one another, as in verse 12].

John 15:19

Remember what I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater [in importance] than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will [also] persecute you, too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.

John 15:25

“But the Helper will come, that is, the Holy Spirit of truth [i.e., who reveals truth]. He comes from the Father and I will send Him to you from the Father. [When He comes] He will give testimony about me.

John 17:12

I protected them while I was with them by [the power of] your name which you gave me. [See verse 11]. I guarded them so that not one of them was lost except the “son of destruction” [i.e., Judas]. [This was] so that the Scripture would be fulfilled [Psa. 41:9 (?)].

John 18:32

[They said this] so that the words Jesus had spoken would be fulfilled, regarding the kind of death He would die. [Note: Jesus had predicted he would be “lifted up,” indicating a Roman crucifixion. See 12:32-33].

John 19:24

and said to one another, “Let us not tear it [i.e., because of its great value], but gamble to see who gets it.” [This was] so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, which said [Psa. 22:18], “They divided my clothing between themselves, and they gambled for my clothing.” So, this is what the soldiers did.

John 19:36

For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled [Ex. 12:46], “Not a [single] bone of his will be broken.”

John 21:17

Then Jesus asked him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you [truly] love me?” Peter was sad because Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you [even] love me?” So, he said to Jesus, “Lord, you know all things. You [surely] know that I love you.” Jesus replied to him, “[Then] feed my sheep.

John 6:70

Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose [all] twelve of you, and one of you is a devil?” [Note: The word “devil” means “adversary” or “opponent”].

Acts 1:16

[He said], “Brothers, it was necessary that the Scriptures be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke through King David about Judas, who guided the soldiers who came to arrest Jesus.

Acts 1:2

up until the day He returned to heaven. [Just before that time] He had given [certain] instructions to His [specially] selected apostles through [the direction of] the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not preach ourselves, but [we preach] Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.

Hebrews 4:13

And no created being is hidden from God’s sight, but everything is laid bare and is openly visible to the eyes of God, to whom we must give account.

Revelation 2:23

And I will strike her children dead [or, “kill her children by some terrible calamity” See Ex. 5:3 LXX]. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who searches the inmost being of people. [Note: The Greek says, “searches the kidneys and hearts.” In that day these internal organs stood for the inner thoughts, emotions, etc.]. And I will repay each one of you people according to what you have done.