John 13:16-20

16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

18 “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 turned[a] against me.’[b]
19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am.
20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

Cross References 11

  • 1. Matthew 10:24; Luke 6:40; John 15:20
  • 2. Matthew 7:24,25; Luke 11:28; James 1:25
  • 3. ver 10
  • 4. John 15:16,19
  • 5. S Matthew 1:22
  • 6. Matthew 26:23
  • 7. John 6:70
  • 8. Psalms 41:9
  • 9. John 14:29; John 16:4
  • 10. John 4:26; John 8:24
  • 11. S Matthew 10:40; Luke 10:16

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