John 13:19

Plain English Version

I am telling you about this now, so that after it happens you will understand that I am the special man that God sent.

Cross References

Matthew 11:3

They went to Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptiser has sent us to you. He wants us to ask you, ‘Are you the special man that God has sent to us? Or do we have to start looking around for somebody else?’ ”

John 1:15

But before we saw the Word, this is what John told everybody about him. He said, “I am telling you about a man that will come later. He is a lot greater than I am. You see, he was alive even before I was born.”

John 14:29

I’m telling you all about this now, so that after it happens, you will trust me.

John 16:4

I am telling you this now, so that when those bad things happen, you will remember that I told you about them. You didn’t need to know about them before, because I was with you. But now I am going away, so I have to tell you about them.”

John 4:26

Jesus said to her, “I am that man. Yes, that’s me, the man you are talking to.”

John 8:28

So he said, “I am the special man from heaven, and after you put me on a cross and lift me up, you will know who I am. And you will understand that I am not working alone. I only say what my father taught me.

John 8:58

Jesus said, “Listen to this, it’s true. I was alive before Abraham was born. You see, I am always alive.”