John 13:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus answered and said unto him,What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. ”

• John 13:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Thou knowest not now - Though he saw the action of Jesus, yet he did not fully understand the design of it. It was a symbolical action, inculcating a lesson of humility, and intended to teach it...

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• John 13:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 13. The Revelation to the Disciples. John 13:1-11 . The Agape and the Foot Washing. According to Jn. the events of the Passion are the voluntary sacrifice of Love. He loved His own to the en...

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• John 13:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  not. Greek. ou. App-105. now. Greek. arti. just now. know . get to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132. hereafter . after (Greek. meta. App-104.) these things.

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• John 13:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  7. What I do. We are taught by these words, that we ought simply to obey Christ, even though we should not perceive the reason why he wishes this or that thing to be done. In a well-regulate...

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• John 13:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. What I do thou knowest not now, etc. - As if our Lord had said, Permit me to do it now, and I will sho...

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• John 13:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Hereafter.— Μετα ταυτα ;— after these things; and accordingly our Lord, after he had finished the washing, explains the meaning of this symbolical acti

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• John 13:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now: - q.d., 'Such condescension...

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• John 13:7 - 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 13:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  What I do thou knowest not now. — Here both pronouns are emphatic, and convey a rebuke to Peter. His words had almost implied that the Lord’s.act was wholly out of place, as of one who knew not wha...

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• John 13:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  VI. THE FOOT-WASHING. "Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the...

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• John 13:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus Glorifies Humble Service John 13:1-11 In the Temple the laver preceded the brazen altar. It was kept filled with pure water for the constant washing of the priests; Exodus 30:18-21 ; Le...

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• John 13:7 - 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 13:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's s on, to betray him; (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was...

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• John 13:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE MYSTERY OF FAITH ‘What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.’ John 13:7 These words sum up the whole mystery of faith. In a sense, though faith is the true knowledge...

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• John 13:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Jesus answered and said unto him ,.... Christ replies, what I do, thou knowest not now : Peter knew that he was about to wash his feet, and the rest of his disciples, but he did not know the meani...

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• John 13:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Ver. 7. But thou shalt know hereafter ] Different degrees of knowledge are bestowed at several tim...

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• John 13:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jesus said, What I do thou knowest not now Thou dost not now know what I intend by this action, but thou shalt know hereafter, a declaration which we may apply on many occasions, for many of his wo...

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• John 13:7 - 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 13:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience.       1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour w...

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• John 13:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Our Lord, seeing Peter's general design good, though he mistook as to this particular act, tells him, that at present he did not understand his counsel and design in this action, but it should be mor...

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• John 13:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Washing of the Feet: A Lesson in Humility ( John 13:1-17 ). Two major lessons come out from this passage. The first is that of the example that Jesus was giving of true humility in love and se...

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• John 13:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 13:1 . Before the feast, etc. —Jesus came to Jerusalem steadfastly resolved to finish the work given Him to do ( Luke 12:50 , etc.). These words are not to be...

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• John 13:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 13:1-17 The Washing of the Feet When we seek to wash a brother's feet we must be very careful about three things, which I give in the quaint way in which I have somewhere seen them expressed...

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• John 13:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 13:1 . Now before the feast of the passover, Or, just as it was about to begin, John 13:1 . When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father...

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• John 13:7 - 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 13:7 - 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 13:7 - 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 13:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The objection of Peter:

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• John 13:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Daniel 12:12 ; Daniel 12:8 ; Habakkuk 2:1-3 ; James 5:7-11 ; Jeremiah 32:24 ; Jeremiah 32:25 ; Jeremiah 32:43 ; John 12:16 ; John 13:10-12 ; John 14:26

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• John 13:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter — We do not now know perfectly any of his works, either of creation, providence, or grace. It is enough that we can love and obey now,...

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