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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 />Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed [happy and favored by God] if you put them into practice [and faithfully do them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You know these things, and God will bless you, if you do them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If you understand all of this, you are blessed whenever you follow my example.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If you know all this, blessed are you if you act accordingly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />if you have known these things, you are blessed if you may do them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If ye know these, happy are ye if ye do them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If you understand this, you shall be blessed if you will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.<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 />“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />If you know these things, blessed are you, if you do them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If you know these things, happy are ye if you may do them.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye practise them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />if ye comprehend these things, happy are ye if ye put them in practice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If you know all this, blessed are you if you act accordingly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>If ye know these <Fr><i>things,</i><FR> happy are ye, if ye do them.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/13-17.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=4916" 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 Washes His Disciples' Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oidate (V-RIA-2P) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">you know</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you will be</a> <a href="/greek/3107.htm" title="3107: makarioi (Adj-NMP) -- Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.">blessed</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēte (V-PSA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">you do</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auta (PPro-AN3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them. </a> </span> <span class="reftext">18</span>I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’…<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="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-9.htm">Philippians 4:9</a></span><br />Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a></span><br />Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-18.htm">1 John 3:18</a></span><br />Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a></span><br />So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">1 Corinthians 15:58</a></span><br />Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9</a></span><br />Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-21.htm">Hebrews 13:21</a></span><br />equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">1 Peter 1:14-15</a></span><br />As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. / But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-10.htm">2 Peter 1:10</a></span><br />Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-29.htm">Deuteronomy 5:29</a></span><br />If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a></span><br />Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.</p><p class="hdg">happy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/15-14.htm">John 15:14</a></b></br> Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-22.htm">Genesis 6:22</a></b></br> Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-16.htm">Exodus 40:16</a></b></br> Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-13.htm">Accordingly</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Act</a> <a href="/john/12-13.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/john/13-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Happy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/13-26.htm">Accordingly</a> <a href="/john/14-31.htm">Act</a> <a href="/john/20-29.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/john/13-28.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/john/20-29.htm">Happy</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>If you know these things</b><br>This phrase refers to the teachings and actions Jesus has just demonstrated, particularly the act of washing the disciples' feet, which symbolizes humility and service. In the broader context of <a href="/john/13.htm">John 13</a>, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His impending departure and emphasizing the importance of servanthood. The knowledge of these things is not merely intellectual but involves understanding the heart of Jesus' ministry. This echoes <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which urges believers to be doers of the word, not just hearers.<p><b>you will be blessed</b><br>The concept of being blessed in biblical terms often implies a state of happiness or divine favor. In the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a>), Jesus outlines the Beatitudes, which describe the blessedness of those who embody kingdom values. Here, the blessing is contingent upon action, suggesting that true happiness and divine favor come from living out the teachings of Christ. This aligns with the Old Testament understanding of blessing, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience to God's commands results in blessings.<p><b>if you do them</b><br>The emphasis on doing highlights the importance of action in the Christian faith. Jesus is not merely imparting knowledge but calling for a transformation that results in tangible acts of love and service. This is consistent with the teachings of Jesus throughout the Gospels, where He often contrasts mere lip service with genuine obedience (<a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a>). The call to action is a central theme in the New Testament, as seen in the epistles, where faith is demonstrated through works (<a href="/james/2-14.htm">James 2:14-26</a>). This phrase underscores the practical outworking of faith, which is a hallmark of true discipleship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to His disciples during the Last Supper. He is teaching them about servanthood and humility by washing their feet.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching. They are being prepared for their future roles in spreading the Gospel after Jesus' departure.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_last_supper.htm">The Last Supper</a></b><br>The setting of this teaching, where Jesus shares a final meal with His disciples before His crucifixion. It is a time of intimate instruction and revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/k/knowledge_and_action.htm">Knowledge and Action</a></b><br>Knowing Jesus' teachings is important, but the blessing comes from putting them into practice. True discipleship involves both understanding and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/blessing_through_obedience.htm">Blessing Through Obedience</a></b><br>The Greek word for "blessed" (makarioi) implies a state of happiness and fulfillment that comes from living in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/servanthood_as_a_model.htm">Servanthood as a Model</a></b><br>Jesus' act of washing the disciples' feet is a powerful example of servanthood. Believers are called to serve others with humility and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_christianity.htm">Practical Christianity</a></b><br>The Christian life is not just about intellectual assent but involves practical, everyday actions that reflect Jesus' teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_practice.htm">Transformation Through Practice</a></b><br>As believers practice Jesus' teachings, they are transformed and become more like Him, experiencing the fullness of life He promises.<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/how_do_joy_and_happiness_differ.htm">How do joy and happiness differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jer_42's_promises_conflict_with_jer_43.htm">Do the promises in Jer 42 about the safety of the remnant conflict with the calamities in Jer 43?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_wash_the_disciples'_feet.htm">What was Jesus' purpose in washing the disciples' feet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_blessed.htm">What defines being blessed?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.</span>--The first clause of this verse assumes their knowledge of the things which He had been teaching them (<a href="/context/john/13-13.htm" title="You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for so I am.">John 13:13-17</a>). They were, indeed, old lessons taught before in word, and now taught in act and word.<p>The second clause makes their blessedness depend upon their combining action with knowledge. They had known the truth before, but their knowledge had not profited them, and they needed on this very day to be taught them again.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - If <span class="cmt_word">ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them</span>. Knowing and doing are often perilously divorced (cf. <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a>, etc.; <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46</a>; <a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47</a>; and <a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a>). The sublime principle by itself may be something, but if it be never put into practice, the last great beatitude is forfeited. Mere admiration of an ethical or a Christian principle degenerating into a heartless and fruitless ceremony is hardening to the heart and deadening to the conscience. The same truths had been taught independently of parable and symbol, in <a href="/matthew/23-8.htm">Matthew 23:8-12</a>; <a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/13-17.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">If</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you know</span><br /><span class="grk">οἴδατε</span> <span class="translit">(oidate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know, remember, appreciate. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things,</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστε</span> <span class="translit">(este)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blessed</span><br /><span class="grk">μακάριοί</span> <span class="translit">(makarioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3107.htm">Strong's 3107: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you do</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιῆτε</span> <span class="translit">(poiēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτά</span> <span class="translit">(auta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/13-17.htm">John 13:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/13-17.htm">NT Gospels: John 13:17 If you know these things blessed (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/13-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 13:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 13:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/13-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 13:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 13:18" /></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>