John 13:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Nowb I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. ”

• John 13:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Now I tell you before it come ... - They would see by that that he had a knowledge of the heart and the power of foretelling future events, and must therefore have been sent by God. This does not...

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• John 13:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Meaning of the Act: the One Exception. The disciples recognise in Him their teacher and master. They should, therefore, follow His example by helping each other even in the lowliest services. T...

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• John 13:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Now . From now. Greek. ap . (App-104.) anti. Compare John 14:7 and Matthew 26:29 . believe . App-150. I am . Omit "He", and Compare John 8:28 ; John 8:58 ; John 18:5-6 .

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• John 13:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  19. I tell you this now, before it happen. By this statement he reminds his disciples that, when one of their number becomes a reprobate, this is so far from being a good reason for their be...

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• John 13:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he . That - ye may believe - These frequent predictions of his death, so circumstantial in themselves, had the...

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• John 13:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Now I tell you before it come, &c.— "The hint in the preceding verse merits yourparticular notice; for I have given it you before I am betrayed, to convince you that it was foreknown by me in m...

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• John 13:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Now, [ ap' ( G575 ) arti ( G737 ), rather, 'From henceforth'] I tell you before it come -...

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• John 13:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Supper 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem ( Matthew 26...

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• John 13:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Now I tell you before it come. — The marginal rendering is to be preferred. (Comp. John 1:51 ; John 14:7 .) Ye may believe that I am he. — Comp. Note on John 8:24 ; John 14:29 . The result o...

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• John 13:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  VII. JUDAS. "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. From henceforth I tell you before...

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• John 13:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Master's Example John 13:12-20 Notwithstanding His great humility, Jesus expects to be regarded as Master and Lord; do we so call and treat Him? We must be as willing to obey Him as a soldi...

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• John 13:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action was Eastern, and was the action of a slave: By what...

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• John 13:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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. (19) Now I tell you before it come, that,...

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• John 13:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now I tell you before it come ,.... That is, gave them notice of this before hand, that one of them should betray him: that when it is come to pass ; and they had seen it fulfilled exactly to a ti...

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• John 13:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he . Ver. 19. Ye may believe that I am he ] And that ye may not stumble or stagger, though ye see Judas pla...

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• John 13:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Verily, the servant is not greater than his lord And therefore ought not to think much either of doing or suffering the same things. If ye know these things Therefore, knowing your duty in this p...

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• John 13:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from cha...

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• John 13:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Treachery of Judas Foretold; The Anxiety of the Disciples.       18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the s...

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• John 13:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  What I now tell you should be so far from prejudicing your faith in me, that it ought rather to confirm and increase your faith in me as the true Messias; when (the thing coming to pass) you shall un...

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• John 13:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  There Is One Among Them Who Will Betray Him ( John 13:18-30 ). Jesus now brings out the astonishing fact that one of His own disciples would ‘betray' Him. To us the meaning of this is clear for we...

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• John 13:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 13:18 . I speak not of you all. —Christ knew the heart of Judas; and He still gave him space for repentance (see John 6:71 ). I know whom, etc. —See John 1...

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• John 13:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 13:1 . Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he lo...

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• John 13:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 13:1 . Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before al...

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• John 13:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now before the feast of the Passover. A three-fold marvel I. A MARVELLOUS LOVE: that of Christ for His own. Marvellous in respect of 1. Its time. (1) Before the feast of the Passover, whe...

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• John 13:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE , EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTTERMOST AS LOVE . (Jn 13-21....

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• John 13:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Another allusion to Judas:

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• John 13:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Isaiah 41:23 ; Isaiah 43:10 ; Isaiah 48:5 ; John 1:15 ; John 14:29 ; John 16:4 ; John 8:23 ; John 8:24 ; John 8:58 ; Luke 21:13 ; Malachi 3:1 ; Matthew 11:3 ; Matthew 24:25 ; Revelation...

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