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John 13:2

It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Eucharist (the Lord's Supp;   Heart;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Judas (Jude);   Satan;   Simon;   Traitor;   Thompson Chain Reference - Adversary;   Satan;   Satan's;   Satan-Evil Spirits;   Serpent;   Simon;   Tempter;   Work, Satan's;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Judas Iscariot;   Knowledge;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Heart, Character of the Unrenewed;   Temptation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Simon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judas;   Satan;   Simon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Follow, Follower;   Humility;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judas;   Simon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Judas Iscariot;   Laver;   Passover;   Simeon;   Synagogue;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   John, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Devil;   Foot;   Simon;   Trinity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Complacency;   Death of Christ;   Dominion (2);   Endurance;   Heart;   Humility;   Imagination;   Judas Iscariot (2);   Last Supper;   Lord's Supper. (I.);   Preparation ;   Purity (2);   Sacrifice (2);   Satan (2);   Service;   Simon;   Supper ;   Upper Room (2);   Water (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Judas Iscariot ;   Shoes;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Judas;   Passover;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ju'das Iscar'iot;   Si'mon;   Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - End;   Judas Iscariot;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Peter, Simon;   Satan;   Simon (2);   Washing of Feet;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now when it was time for supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray him.
King James Version (1611)
And supper being ended (the deuill hauing now put into the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne to betray him.)
King James Version
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
English Standard Version
During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
New American Standard Bible
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,
New Century Version
Jesus and his followers were at the evening meal. The devil had already persuaded Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to turn against Jesus.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,
Legacy Standard Bible
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,
Berean Standard Bible
The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
Contemporary English Version
Even before the evening meal started, the devil had made Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, decide to betray Jesus.
Complete Jewish Bible
They were at supper, and the Adversary had already put the desire to betray him into the heart of Y'hudah Ben-Shim‘on from K'riot.
Darby Translation
And during supper, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas [son] of Simon, Iscariote, that he should deliver him up,
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus and his followers were at the evening meal. The devil had already persuaded Judas Iscariot to hand Jesus over to his enemies. (Judas was the son of Simon.)
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when supper was done (and that the deuill had now put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne, to betray him)
George Lamsa Translation
During supper, Satan put into the heart of Judas, son of Simon of Iscariot, to deliver him.
Good News Translation
Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
And as a dinner was taking place, when the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him,
Literal Translation
And supper having occurred, the Devil having put already into the heart of Simon's son Judas Iscariot that he should betray Him,
American Standard Version
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
Bible in Basic English
So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,
Hebrew Names Version
After supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Yehudah from K'riot, Shim`on's son, to betray him,
International Standard Version
By supper time, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray him.Luke 22:3; John 13:27;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when was the supper, Satana had cast it into the heart of Jihuda bar Shemun Scarjuta to betray him.
Murdock Translation
And when the supper was passed, it had been injected by Satan into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when supper was ended (after that the deuyll had put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne, to betray hym)
English Revised Version
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
World English Bible
After supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And while they were at supper (the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,
Weymouth's New Testament
While supper was proceeding, the Devil having by this time suggested to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, the thought of betraying Him, Jesus,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the souper was maad, whanne the deuel hadde put than in to the herte, that Judas of Symount Scarioth schulde bitraye hym,
Update Bible Version
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas [the son] of Simon Iscariot, to betray him,
Webster's Bible Translation
And supper being ended (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;)
New English Translation
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus.
New King James Version
And supper being ended, [fn] the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him,
New Living Translation
It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
New Life Bible
He and His followers were having supper. Satan had put the thought into the heart of Judas Iscariot of handing Jesus over to the leaders of the country.
New Revised Standard
The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, supper, being in progress, the adversary, having already thrust into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, that he should deliver him up, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when supper was done (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him),
Revised Standard Version
And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when supper was ended after that the devyll had put in the hert of Iudas Iscariot Simos sonne to betraye him:
Young's Literal Translation
And supper being come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after supper, whan the deuell had allready put into ye hert of Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne, to betraye him,
Mace New Testament (1729)
while they were at supper, (the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him) Jesus,
Simplified Cowboy Version
They were eating the evening meal, and Judas had already made his deal with the devil. The plan was already in motion to double-cross Jesus.

Contextual Overview

1Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come [and it was time] for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Having [greatly] loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [and continuously loves them with His perfect love] to the end (eternally). 2It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,3that Jesus, knowing that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come from God and was [now] returning to God, 4got up from supper, took off His [outer] robe, and taking a [servant's] towel, He tied it around His waist. 5Then He poured water into the basin and began washing the disciples' feet and wiping them with the towel which was tied around His waist. 6When He came to Simon Peter, he said to Him, "Lord, are You going to wash my feet?" 7Jesus replied to him, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but you will [fully] understand it later." 8Peter said to Him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me [we can have nothing to do with each other]." 9Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, [in that case, wash] not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!" 10Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, and is completely clean. And you [My disciples] are clean, but not all of you."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

supper: John 13:4, John 13:26

the devil: John 13:27, John 6:70, Luke 22:3, Luke 22:31, Acts 5:3, Ephesians 2:3

put: Ezra 7:27, Nehemiah 2:12, 2 Corinthians 8:16, James 1:13-17, Revelation 17:17

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 5:20 - Gehazi 2 Kings 5:25 - stood before 1 Chronicles 21:1 - Satan Psalms 55:21 - war Psalms 109:6 - and let Psalms 139:3 - and art acquainted Ecclesiastes 7:1 - precious Ezekiel 38:10 - that at Zechariah 11:12 - give Matthew 10:4 - and Matthew 12:44 - he findeth Matthew 24:48 - say Matthew 26:2 - betrayed Matthew 26:14 - one Matthew 27:3 - Judas Mark 3:19 - Judas Mark 14:10 - Judas Mark 14:41 - the Son Luke 11:39 - but Luke 16:10 - he that is unjust John 12:4 - Judas Iscariot John 13:21 - one John 18:3 - Judas 2 Corinthians 2:11 - General Ephesians 2:2 - the spirit 2 Timothy 2:26 - at Revelation 2:10 - the devil

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot [his nephew] with him, into the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Genesis 13:3
He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:9
"Is not the entire land before you? Please separate [yourself] from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or if you choose the right, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 13:10
So Lot looked and saw that the valley of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; [it was all] like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar [at the south end of the Dead Sea].
Genesis 13:12
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the valley and camped as far as Sodom and lived there.
Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were extremely wicked and sinful against the LORD [unashamed in their open sin before Him].
Genesis 24:35
"The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great (wealthy, powerful); He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.
Deuteronomy 8:18
"But you shall remember [with profound respect] the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day.
1 Samuel 2:7
"The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and He lifts up.
Job 1:3
He also possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke (pairs) of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very great number of servants, so that this man was the greatest [and wealthiest and most respected] of all the men of the east (northern Arabia).

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And supper being ended,.... Or rather "supper being", or it "being supper time", for it was not ended; not the paschal supper, nor the Lord's supper, but the supper in Simon's house at Bethany, two days before the passover. There is no mention made in this whole chapter of the passover supper, or of any of its rites: the washing of the disciples' feet was a peculiar action of our Lord's, and had no manner of regard to any usage among the Jews at such a time; nor was it ever usual with them, at the passover, to wash the feet of those that ate of it; there is not the least trace of any such custom in any of their writings: besides, it is said in so many words, in John 13:1, that this was "before the feast of the passover"; and by comparing it with Matthew 26:2, it appears to be two days before it; and so much time seems necessary to be allowed, for Judas to do what he did after this supper, in which he was first instigated to it: and that the feast of the passover was yet to come, when this supper was ended, and Judas had taken the sop, and was bid to do quickly what he did, is manifest from the sense the disciples put upon those words of Christ, who thought he ordered him to get the necessaries for the feast, John 13:29, which can be understood of no other than the feast of the passover, which was at hand, and for which many things were to be got ready; to which may be added, that Satan's entering into Judas, and putting it into his heart to betray his master, and his covenanting with the high priests to do it for such a sum, were before the passover supper, as is clear from Luke 22:1. Nor is it reasonable to suppose that Judas could meet that night, after the supper, with the chief priests, captains, and all the council, the great sanhedrim, who could not be together; since by the law of the passover, every head of a family was to be with his respective family: and if this could be supposed, yet there seems to be some time between this agreement, and the execution of it, in which he sought for a proper opportunity, Matthew 26:16. Nor can it be thought there was time enough to do all he did, as to covenant with the chief priests, form his scheme for apprehending Christ, and get such a number of men together for that purpose, between the supper, and the time of night in which Christ was betrayed. Besides, certain it is, that Christ and his disciples arose from the place where he ate his supper, and went from thence elsewhere, John 14:31, which cannot be understood very well of any other departure than his going from Bethany to Jerusalem, and not of his going from Jerusalem to the garden, which is afterwards spoken of as a distinct thing, John 18:1. And to say no more, there is not in this chapter the least hint of the institution of the Lord's supper, which all the other evangelists make mention of, when they relate the last passover of our Lord. The reader may be more fully satisfied of the truth of this by consulting Dr. Lightfoot on Matthew 26:6.

The devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; the person Satan influenced and acted upon, for his purpose, was Judas iscariot, Simon's son: whether this was Simon the Pharisee, or Simon the leper, in whose house Christ and his disciples were, or who he was, is not certain: was there any reason to think it might be Simon the tanner that was the father of Judas, or that either he or his father were tanners, I would venture to add one conjecture more to what has been made on Matthew 10:4, concerning Judas's surname, Iscariot, as that it may come from "Iscortia", which signifies a tanner's coat: for so it is said in the q Talmud,

"what is איסקורטיא, "Iscortia?" says Rabba bar Chanah, it is כיתונא דצלא, "a tanner's coat":''

a sort of a leathern garment, as the gloss says, which tanners put over their clothes. However, this man was an apostle of Christ's whom Satan tempted to betray him; so that we see that the highest office, and greatest gifts, cannot secure men from the temptations of Satan: the manner in which he tempted him was, he "put", or "cast [it] into his heart"; it was a dart, and a fiery one, he threw into him, into his very heart; which shows the access Satan has into, and the influence he has upon the minds of men: his end in this temptation was to work upon him "to betray" Christ, his Lord and master, who had chosen him to be an apostle of his, and had invested him with this high office, into the hands of his enemies, in order to be put to death. This was an affair determined by God, known by Christ, and which he foretold to his disciples; yet all this did not in the least excuse the malice of Satan, and the wickedness of Judas: it was an action devilish indeed, and which, one would think, could never have entered into his heart, had not the devil put it there; and this was at supper time, whilst they were at table together, that this thought was darted into his mind; which is mentioned to show, that no place and company can preserve persons from the evil suggestions of the devil, and to aggravate the sin of Judas, who when, and while he was eating bread with Christ, first thought of, and determined to lift up his heel against him: moreover, it was when the ointment was poured on the head of Christ, and whilst Judas was fretting at it, that Satan took the opportunity of his choler and wrath, to stir him up to so vile an action. This account is prefaced to Christ's washing the feet of his disciples, to show the great composure of mind Christ was in, though he knew what was doing; and his wonderful condescension in washing the feet of so vile a creature, into whose heart Satan had already put it to betray him; and also his care of, and love to the rest of the disciples, when Satan had got possession of one of them.

q T. Bab. Nedarim, fol. 55. 2. Vid. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Celim. c. 16. sect. 4. & Oholot, c. 8. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Supper being ended - This translation expresses too much. The original means while they were at supper; and that this is the meaning is clear from the fact that we find them still eating after this. The Arabic and Persic translations give it this meaning. The Latin Vulgate renders it like the English.

The devil - The leader or prince of evil spirits.

Having now put it into the heart - Literally, having cast it into the heart. Compare Ephesians 6:16; “The fiery darts of the wicked.” See Acts 5:3; Luke 22:3. The meaning of this passage is that Satan inclined the mind of Judas to do this, or he tempted him to betray his Master. We know not precisely how this was done, but we know that it was by means of his avarice. Satan could tempt no one unless there was some inclination of the mind, some natural or depraved propensity that he could make use of. He presents objects in alluring forms fitted to that propensity, and under the influence of a strong or a corrupt inclination the soul yields to sin. In the case of Judas it was the love of money; and it was necessary to present to him only the possibility of obtaining money, and it found him ready for any crime.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 13:2. And supper being ended — Rather, δειπνου γενομενου, while supper was preparing. To support this new translation of the words, it may be remarked that, from John 13:26; John 13:30, it appears that the supper was not then ended: nay, it is probable that it was not then begun; because the washing of feet (John 13:5) was usually practised by the Jews before they entered upon their meals, as may be gathered from Luke 7:44, and from the reason of the custom. I think that John wrote, not γενομενου, but γινομενου, as in BL. Cant. and Origen, which latter reading is approved by several eminent critics, and should be translated as above. By the supper I suppose to be meant, not only the eating of it, but the preparing and dressing of it, and doing all things necessary previously to the eating of it. The devil had, before this time of the supper, put it into Judas's heart to betray his Master. See Matthew 26:14, c. Mark 14:10-11; and Luke 22:3, &c. See also Bishop Pearce, from whose judicious commentary the preceding notes are principally taken.

Calmet observes that John, designing only to supply what was omitted by the other evangelists, passes over all the transactions of the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, before the passion, and at once goes from Monday evening to Thursday evening. It is remarkable that St. John says nothing about the institution of the holy sacrament, which Matthew, Matthew 26:26, &c., Mark, Mark 14:22, &c., and Luke, Luke 22:19, &c., describe so particularly. No other reason can be assigned for this than that he found it completely done by the others, and that he only designed to supply their defects.

The devil having now put it into the heart — Judas formed his plot six days before this, on occasion of what happened at the house of Simon the leper: see Matthew 26:14. Calmet.


 
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