“ Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. ”
No man at the table knew - This shows that Jesus had signified to John only who it was that should betray him. The bag - The traveling-bag in which they put their common property. See the not...
The unmasking of the Traitor. The truth must now be told plainly. Jesus is troubled ( John 12:27 ), and makes the solemn declaration, One of you shall betray. With the disciples-' looks of amazemen...
no man at the table . no one (Greek. oudeis) of those reclining (Greek. anakeimai). See John 13:23 . for what intent . with. view to (Greek. pros. App-104.) what. spake this unto him . sp...
28. Not one of those who were at table. Either John had not yet related to others what Christ had told him, or they were so much struck by it, that they lost their presence of mind; and, ind...
Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
And after the sop, &c.— See the note on John 13:2 .—After the account which St. Luke gives us of Christ's delivering the eucharistical bread and wine to his disciples, it is added, But behold...
Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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...
Now no man at the table knew. — This is a comment of the Apostle’s, as he writes in remembrance of the impression made at the time upon all who were present. They heard our Lord say to Judas, “What...
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...
Kindness to the Traitor John 13:21-30 In the circle of the Twelve, Judas represented the carnal idea of the Messiah, which was directly opposed to the spirit just manifested in the washing of t...
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...
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,...
Now no man at the table ,.... Not one of those who lay upon the couches at the table, excepting John, to whom the signal was given: knew for what intent he spake this unto him ; and perhaps he mig...
Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. Ver. 28. Now no man at the table knew, &c. ] For John had not told Peter the secret committed to him by Christ, though he...
And after the sop Satan entered into him More fully; “non secundum substantiam,” says Jerome, “sed secundum operationem,” not as to his substance, but as to his operation; as he is said to do whe...
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...
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...
Ver. 28,29. How innocent are honest hearts! Charity thinketh no evil, saith the apostle. Although our Saviour had plainly enough deciphered him as the traitor, by telling John that he to whom he s...
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...
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...
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...
I speak not of you all A last appeal I. A SOLEMN ANNOUNCEMENT. 1. The reason of it. (1) To indicate Christ’s knowledge of the human heart, and to show that He had not been mistaken in Jud...
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....
The betrayal definitely decided upon:
None knew why he said this — Save John and Judas.