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John 13:2

Even before the evening meal started, the devil had made Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, decide to betray Jesus.

Bible Study Resources

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

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.)
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:
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]
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.
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;)
English Standard Version
During supper, when the devil had already put it 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,
English Revised Version
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, 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.
Amplified Bible
It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son,
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,
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,
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.
King James Version (1611)
And supper being ended (the deuill hauing now put into the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne 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
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.
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,
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)
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.
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
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
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,
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,
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,
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.
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,

Contextual Overview

1 It was before Passover, and Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and to return to the Father. He had always loved his followers in this world, and he loved them to the very end. 2 Even before the evening meal started, the devil had made Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, decide to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that he had come from God and would go back to God. He also knew that the Father had given him complete power. 4 So during the meal Jesus got up, removed his outer garment, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 He put some water into a large bowl. Then he began washing his disciples' feet and drying them with the towel he was wearing. 6 But when he came to Simon Peter, that disciple asked, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus answered, "You don't really know what I am doing, but later you will understand." 8 "You will never wash my feet!" Peter replied. "If I don't wash you," Jesus told him, "you don't really belong to me." 9 Peter said, "Lord, don't wash just my feet. Wash my hands and my head." 10 Jesus answered, "People who have bathed and are clean all over need to wash just their feet. And you, my disciples, are clean, except for one 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
Abram and Sarai took everything they owned and went to the Southern Desert. Lot went with them.
Genesis 13:3
Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:9
There is plenty of land for you to choose from. Let's separate. If you go north, I'll go south; if you go south, I'll go north."
Genesis 13:10
This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt.
Genesis 13:12
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan. But Lot settled near the cities of the valley and put up his tents not far from Sodom,
Genesis 13:13
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
Genesis 24:35
The Lord has been good to my master and has made him very rich. He has given him many sheep, goats, cattle, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of silver and gold, and many slaves.
Deuteronomy 8:18
Instead, remember that the Lord your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.
1 Samuel 2:7
Our Lord , you are the one who makes us rich or poor. You put some in high positions and bring disgrace on others.
Job 1:3
He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred pair of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.

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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