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John 13:18

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The Announcement of Jesus’ Betrayal

13:18“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,41 ‘The one who eats my bread42 has turned against me.’43

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  1. 41 Grk “But so that the scripture may be fulfilled.”
  2. 42 Or “The one who shares my food.”
  3. 43 Or “has become my enemy”; Grk “has lifted up his heel against me.” The phrase “to lift up one’s heel against someone” reads literally in the Hebrew of Ps 41 “has made his heel great against me.” There have been numerous interpretations of this phrase, but most likely it is an idiom meaning “has given me a great fall,” “has taken cruel advantage of me,” or “has walked out on me.” Whatever the exact meaning of the idiom, it clearly speaks of betrayal by a close associate. See E. F. F. Bishop, “ ‘He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me’—Jn xiii.18 (Ps xli.9),” 70 (1958–59): 331–33. A quotation from Ps 41:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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 against me.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I’m not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: The one who eats my bread has raised his heel against me.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’

KJV 1900King James Version

I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.