John 13:11

For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said ‘You are not all clean.’

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In The King James Version

For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

In Context

10“He who has bathed,” replied Jesus, “has no need to wash, unless it be his feet, but is altogether clean; and you,” he said to the disciples, “are clean, yet not all of you.”

12When he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments and taken his place, he spoke to them again. “Do you understand what I have been doing to you?” he asked.

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Cross References

John 2:25He did not need anyone to tell him about people because he could read what was in them.

John 13:2The devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon;

John 13:21After saying this, Jesus was much troubled, and said solemnly, “In truth I tell you that it is one of you who will betray me.”

John 17:12While I was with them, I kept them by that revelation, and I have guarded them; and not one of them has been lost, except that lost soul – in fulfillment of scripture.

Matthew Henry on John 13:2-18

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience. 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from… Read the whole commentary →

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