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Andκαὶduring supper,δείπνου γινομένουwhen the devilτοῦ διαβόλουhad alreadyἤδηput itβεβληκότοςintoεἰςthe heartτὴν καρδίανthatἵναJudas,Ἰούδαςson of SimonΣίμωνοςIscariot,Ἰσκαριώτουshould handπαραδοῖhimαὐτὸνover,παραδοῖ
John 13:2
Study it in the app“And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart that Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, should hand him over,”
With the Greek beneath
John 13:2, word by word
- during supperδείπνουdeipnou
supper, dinner
Supper, banquet.
Where else “deipnou” appears- during supperγινομένουginomenou
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “ginomenou” appears- when the devilδιαβόλουdiabolou
devil
The enemy of God and of people, who accuses, tempts and deceives.
Where else “diabolou” appears- had alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- put itβεβληκότοςbeblēkotos
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “beblēkotos” appears- the heartκαρδίανkardian
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardian” appears- JudasἸούδαςIoudas
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Ioudas” appears- son of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnos
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōnos” appears- IscariotἸσκαριώτουIskariōtou
Iscariot
Iscariot, the surname of Judas, the one who handed Jesus over; perhaps "man of Kerioth".
Where else “Iskariōtou” appears- should handπαραδοῖparadoi
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradoi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
The Greek does not say whose heart: it can be understood as the devil’s own (“had already decided”) or as Judas’s. Many manuscripts read “into the heart of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to hand him over.”
The context
1Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.
2 · This verse (above)
3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God,
To study John 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)
2. What it means
Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?