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href="/bsb/john/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The disciples began to look upon one another, being uncertain of whom He is speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The disciples <i>began</i> looking at one another, at a loss <i>to know</i> of which one He was speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The disciples <i>began</i> looking at one another, at a loss <i>to know</i> of which one He was speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The disciples <i>began</i> looking at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The disciples <i>began</i> looking at one another, puzzled <i>and</i> disturbed as to whom He could mean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one he was speaking about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They were confused about what he meant. And they just stared at each other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The disciples began looking at each other and wondering which one of them Jesus meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, completely puzzled about whom he meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The disciples began looking at one another, completely mystified about whom he was speaking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the disciples were looking, therefore, at one another, doubting concerning of whom He speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />The disciples began to look upon one another, being uncertain of whom He is speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then looked the disciples one upon another, being perplexed of whom he spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the disciples looked around at one another, uncertain about whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The disciples then looked at each other, because they did not know concerning whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But the disciples observed one another because they did not know about whom he spoke.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then the disciples looked at one another, doubting of whom he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then the disciples began to look to one another, being at a loss concerning which one He speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then the disciples looked one at another, doubting of whom he spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then the disciples looked one on another, being in pain to know who he meant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples were looking one on another, doubting about whom He was speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />The disciples therefore looked on one another, doubting of whom He spake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=4963" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Jesus Predicts His Betrayal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: Eblepon (V-IIA-3P) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">looked</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">at</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlous (RecPro-AMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another,</a> <a href="/greek/639.htm" title="639: aporoumenoi (V-PPM-NMP) -- From a compound of a and the base of poreuomai; to have no way out, i.e. Be at a loss.">perplexed</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">as to</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tinos (IPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">which of them</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">He meant.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">23</span>One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-21.htm">Matthew 26:21-22</a></span><br />And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” / They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-18.htm">Mark 14:18-19</a></span><br />And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.” / They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-21.htm">Luke 22:21-23</a></span><br />Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. / Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.” / Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-70.htm">John 6:70-71</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” / He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-4.htm">John 12:4-6</a></span><br />But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, / “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” / Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-2.htm">John 18:2-3</a></span><br />Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. / So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-20.htm">John 21:20-21</a></span><br />Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?” / When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-17</a></span><br />“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></span><br />Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12-13</a></span><br />Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-19.htm">Mark 3:19</a></span><br />and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-16.htm">Luke 6:16</a></span><br />Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-24.htm">John 2:24-25</a></span><br />But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. / He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a></span><br />While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke.</p><p class="hdg">looked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Genesis 42:1</a></b></br> Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-22.htm">Matthew 26:22</a></b></br> And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-19.htm">Mark 14:19</a></b></br> And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, <i>Is</i> it I? and another <i>said, Is</i> it I?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/13-18.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/10-24.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Doubting</a> <a href="/john/12-40.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/john/11-19.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/john/11-13.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/john/10-20.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Perplexed</a> <a href="/john/13-18.htm">Referring</a> <a href="/john/11-13.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/john/13-21.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Stared</a> <a href="/john/9-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Uncertain</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/13-23.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/16-1.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/john/20-27.htm">Doubting</a> <a href="/john/17-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Loss</a> <a href="/john/13-29.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/john/14-26.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/acts/2-12.htm">Perplexed</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Referring</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/john/13-24.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Stared</a> <a href="/john/16-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">Uncertain</a><div class="vheading2">John 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">Jesus washes the disciples' feet, and exhorts them to humility and charity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">He foretells and discovers to John by a token, that Judas should betray him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-31.htm">commands them to love one another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/13-36.htm">and forewarns Peter of his denials.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The disciples looked at one another</b><br>This moment occurs during the Last Supper, a significant event in the life of Jesus and His disciples. The disciples' reaction of looking at one another indicates a shared confusion and concern. This setting is intimate, highlighting the close relationship between Jesus and His followers. The disciples' physical proximity to each other and to Jesus underscores the communal nature of their fellowship. This phrase also reflects the human tendency to seek understanding and reassurance from those around us in times of uncertainty.<p><b>perplexed</b><br>The disciples' perplexity reveals their lack of understanding regarding Jesus' prediction of betrayal. Despite having spent significant time with Jesus, they are still grappling with the full implications of His teachings and the events unfolding. This confusion is a common theme in the Gospels, where the disciples often struggle to comprehend Jesus' mission and the nature of His kingdom. Their perplexity also highlights the unexpected nature of the betrayal, as Judas was one of their own, trusted and part of their inner circle.<p><b>as to which of them He meant</b><br>This phrase indicates that the disciples did not immediately suspect Judas, showing that his betrayal was not obvious to them. It suggests that Judas was outwardly indistinguishable from the other disciples in terms of behavior and commitment. This moment fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>, where it is foretold that a close friend would betray the Messiah. The uncertainty among the disciples also serves to emphasize the gravity of the situation, as they each question their own loyalty and faithfulness to Jesus. This introspection is a poignant reminder of human frailty and the need for vigilance in one's spiritual walk.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the Gospel, who is at the Last Supper with His disciples, preparing them for His impending crucifixion and betrayal.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The twelve men chosen by Jesus to follow Him, who are present at the Last Supper. They are confused and concerned about Jesus' statement regarding His betrayal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a></b><br>The final meal Jesus shares with His disciples before His crucifixion, during which He institutes the Lord's Supper and washes the disciples' feet.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judas_iscariot.htm">Judas Iscariot</a></b><br>Though not named in this specific verse, he is the disciple who will betray Jesus, which is the subject of the disciples' perplexity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the Last Supper takes place, a significant location in Jesus' final days.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>The disciples' perplexity invites believers to examine their own hearts and motives. Are we living in a way that aligns with Christ's teachings?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the confusion and impending betrayal, Jesus remains in control. Believers can trust in God's plan even when circumstances are unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The disciples' interaction shows the importance of community in the Christian faith. We should support and hold each other accountable in our walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_sin.htm">Awareness of Sin</a></b><br>Judas' betrayal serves as a reminder of the presence of sin and the need for vigilance in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The disciples' confusion reflects moments in our lives when we don't understand God's plan. Faith requires trusting God even when we don't have all the answers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'a_merry_heart_is_medicine'.htm">What did Jesus teach his disciples at the Last Supper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_in_jesus'_final_hours.htm">What events occurred during Jesus' final hours?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_maundy_thursday.htm">What is Maundy Thursday?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'overcome_by_the_blood'_mean.htm">What were the teachings of Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Then the disciples looked one on another.</span>--Comp. <a href="/matthew/26-22.htm" title="And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say to him, Lord, is it I?">Matthew 26:22</a> <span class= "ital">et seq.,</span> and the parallel in <a href="/mark/14-19.htm" title="And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?">Mark 14:19</a> and <a href="/luke/22-23.htm" title="And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.">Luke 22:23</a>. St. Matthew and St. Mark both state that they expressed their doubt in words, and St. Luke's narrative implies this questioning, but as addressed to one another, not to our Lord ("And they began to inquire among themselves"). St. John remembers the look of astonishment, and the way in which each tried to read the countenance of his brother as they all heard the words, which asserted that there was a traitor in their midst. He was nearest to our Lord, and knew what others may not have known, how Peter beckoned to him, and how he put the question to our Lord. This is the moment which has been caught in Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece in the refectory of the Dominican Fathers at Milan. The painting itself has almost passed away, but perhaps no work of art is so widely known. The three Apostles mentioned in the text are all on the right of our Lord. John is nearest to Him, and leaning towards Peter, who stretches behind Judas to speak to "the disciple whom Jesus loved." Judas, clutching the bag and upsetting the salt, declaring in every feature of that wondrous face, which cost Da Vinci a whole year's study in the lowest quarter of the city, that he is the traitor, is on the right hand of John, and between him and Peter. This verse can have no better comment than a study of this great picture, accompanied by the chapter in Lanzi's <span class= "ital">Storia Pittorica</span> or Mrs. Jameson's <span class= "ital">Sacred and Legendary Art,</span> would provide, and Englishmen have a noble copy of it in their own National Gallery. (See the <span class= "ital">Sacred and Legendary Art,</span> Ed. 3, 1857, vol. i., p. 209.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">The</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταὶ</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began to look</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔβλεπον</span> <span class="translit">(Eblepon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> </span><span class="str2">(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one another,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλους</span> <span class="translit">(allēlous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perplexed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπορούμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(aporoumenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of a and the base of poreuomai; to have no way out, i.e. Be at a loss.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as to</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which of them</span><br /><span class="grk">τίνος</span> <span class="translit">(tinos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He meant.</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/13-22.htm">John 13:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/13-22.htm">NT Gospels: John 13:22 The disciples looked at one another perplexed (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/13-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 13:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 13:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/13-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 13:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 13:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>