John 13:11

11 ᾔδει γὰρ τὸν παραδιδόντα αὐτόν · διὰ τοῦτο εἶπεν ὅτι Οὐχὶ πάντες καθαροί ἐστε.

John 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:11

For he knew who should betray him
That is, Jesus, as Beza's ancient copy, and the Syriac and Persic versions read. This he knew from the beginning; not only from the beginning of his ministry, when he chose his twelve apostles, but from the beginning of time, yea, from everlasting; this being fixed by the determinate counsel of God, which he, as the omniscient God, was privy to: he knew what preparations were making, and how things were then working, in order to bring it about; he knew that Satan had already put it into Judas's heart, and that he had consented to it;

therefore, said he, ye are not all clean:
he does not mention his name, though he could have done so, it not being as yet proper to make so full a discovery of him, before the matter was ripe for execution; and also to put all the disciples upon examination of themselves.

John 13:11 In-Context

9 λέγει αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος · Κύριε, μὴ τοὺς πόδας μου μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν κεφαλήν.

10 λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς · Ὁ λελουμένος οὐκ ἔχει χρείαν ⸃ εἰ μὴ ⸃ τοὺς πόδας νίψασθαι, ἀλλ’ ἔστιν καθαρὸς ὅλος · καὶ ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστε, ἀλλ’ οὐχὶ πάντες.

11 ᾔδει γὰρ τὸν παραδιδόντα αὐτόν · διὰ τοῦτο εἶπεν ὅτι Οὐχὶ πάντες καθαροί ἐστε.

12 Ὅτε οὖν ἔνιψεν τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέπεσεν, πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς · Γινώσκετε τί πεποίηκα ὑμῖν;

13 ὑμεῖς φωνεῖτέ με Ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ Ὁ κύριος, καὶ καλῶς λέγετε, εἰμὶ γάρ.