The Bible in Basic English BBE
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18 I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me.
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“I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turnedagainst me.’
19 From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.
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“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am.
20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.
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Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”
21 When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.
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After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”
22 Then the eyes of the disciples were turned on one another, in doubt as to whom he had in mind.
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His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
23 There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
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One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
24 Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?
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Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”
25 He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
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Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
26 This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
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Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
27 And when Judas took the bread Satan went into him. Then Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you have to do.
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As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
28 Now it was not clear to anyone at table why he said this to him.
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But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him.
29 Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.
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Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.
30 So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night.
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As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
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