John 13:2

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

The devil had already filled the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, with the desire to turn Jesus over [i.e., to the Jewish authorities]. During the [Passover] meal,

Cross References

Matthew 10:4

Simon, the Cananaean [i.e., the same as the Zealot. See Luke 6:15], and Judas Iscariot, who also [besides being an apostle] was His betrayer.

Luke 22:3

Then Satan entered the heart of Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve apostles.

Luke 22:31

“Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].

John 13:11

For Jesus knew who would betray Him; that is why He said, “Not every one of you is [spiritually] clean.”

John 13:4

So, He got up from the dinner table, laid aside His [outer] clothing and took a towel and wrapped it around Himself.

Acts 5:3

But Peter said to Ananias, “Why has Satan filled your heart [causing you] to deceive the Holy Spirit by keeping back part of the selling price of the land [while representing it as the full price]?

2 Corinthians 8:16

But I thank God for putting the same concern [that I have] for you in the heart of Titus.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us [Jews] also once lived among such people, fulfilling the improper cravings of our physical being and doing what our bodies and minds desired. In this natural [unconverted] state we were deserving of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].

Revelation 17:17

For God has placed on their hearts [the desire] to carry out His purpose, by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast until God’s words are fulfilled.