John 13:7
5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
8 “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
- KJV
- Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
- WEB
- Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”
- ASV
- Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.
- DARBY
- Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.
- BLB
- Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do, you do not know presently, but you will know after these things.”
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Hva jeg gjør, forstår du ikke nå, men du skal skjønne det siden.
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: "Du forstår ikke nå hva jeg gjør, men du skal forstå det senere."
- B1930
- Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Hvad jeg gjør, forstår du ikke nu, men du skal skjønne det siden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 12:8
I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
Read in contextJohn 12:16
At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
Read in contextJohn 14:26
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
Read in contextJames 5:7–11
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Read in contextJohn 13:10–12
Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
Read in contextJohn 13:36
“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:1–3
I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
Read in contextDaniel 12:12
Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.
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