John 13:19
17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
21 After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
- KJV
- Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
- WEB
- From now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he.
- ASV
- From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].
- DARBY
- I tell you [it] now before it happens, that when it happens, ye may believe that I am [he].
- BLB
- I am telling you⁺ from this time, before it comes to pass, so that when it comes to pass you⁺ should believe that I am [He].
- ÅB
- Fra nå av sier jeg dere det før det skjer, for at dere, når det skjer, skal tro at det er meg.
- OTB
- Jeg sier dere dette nå før det skjer, så når det skjer, kan dere tro at jeg er han.
- B1930
- Fra nu av sier jeg eder det før det skjer, forat I, når det skjer, skal tro at det er mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 43:10
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
Read in contextJohn 14:29
And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.
Read in contextRevelation 1:17–18
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Read in contextJohn 16:4
But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
Read in contextJohn 8:23–24
Then He told them, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
Read in contextIsaiah 48:5
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Read in contextMatthew 24:25
See, I have told you in advance.
Read in contextMatthew 11:3
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
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