John 13:19

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	ἄρτι arti	G737	just now · adverb
I tell	λέγω legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
before	πρὸ pro	G4253	"fore" · preposition
it come	γενέσθαι, genesthai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent infinitive
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
when	ὅταν hotan	G3752	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · conjunction
it is come to pass	γένηται genētai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent subjunctive, 3rd person singular
ye may believe	πιστεύσητε pisteusēte	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
I	ἐγώ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
am	εἰμι. eimi	G1510	I exist (used only when emphatic) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before…
John 14:29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
John 16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto y…
Revelation 1:17-18 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Isaiah 48:5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done th…
Matthew 24:25 Behold, I have told you before.
John 8:23-24 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, eve…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 13:18-30

We have here the discovery of Judas's plot to betray his Master. Christ knew it from the beginning; but now first he discovered it to his disciples, who did not expect Christ should be betrayed, though he had often told them so, much less did they suspect that one of them should do it. Now here, I. Christ gives them a general intimation of it (Joh 13:18): I speak not of you all, I cannot expect you will all do these things, for I know whom I have chosen, and whom I have passed by; but the scripture will be fulfilled (Psa 41:9), He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. He does not yet speak out, either of the crime or the criminal, but raises their expectations of a fu…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 13:19

I tell you before . . . that when it comes to pass, ye may believe--and it came to pass when they deeply needed such confirmation.

Adam Clarke on John 13:19

That - ye may believe - These frequent predictions of his death, so circumstantial in themselves, had the most direct tendency to confirm the disciples, not only in the belief of his being the Messiah, but also in that of his omniscience.

John Gill on John 13:19

Now I tell you before it come,.... That is, gave them notice of this before hand, that one of them should betray him: that when it is come to pass; and they had seen it fulfilled exactly to a tittle, and according to this Scripture: ye may believe that I am he: the Lord God omniscient, who knows and declares things before they come to pass, just as they do come to pass, which none but the eternal God can do; and that he was the Saviour and Redeemer, the Messiah spoken of and promised, the very person prophesied of, in Psalm 41. For that whole "psalm" is applicable to Jesus Christ, the true Messiah; in Psalm 41:1, the happiness of such is declared, who "consider the poor"; the Messiah, in h…

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The Church Fathers

Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come, ye may believe that I am He, i. e. of whom that Scripture foretold.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And understand the words "that you may believe" as capable of being equivalent to the words "that you may be increased in faith," while you continue to believe.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 32.176

"From this time," Christ adds, "I tell you before it come; that when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am He:" that is, I am He of whom the Scripture that preceded has just said, "He that eateth bread with me, shall lift up his heel upon me."
— Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on John 59

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Dictionary and topics

Judas (Jude) · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

John 13:19

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 13:18-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 13:19

Adam Clarke on John 13:19

John Gill on John 13:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John 13:19

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on John 13:18-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 13:19

Adam Clarke on John 13:19

John Gill on John 13:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on John 13:18-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on John 13:19