Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."
New American Standard Bible
Jesus answered and said to him,
King James Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Holman Bible
Jesus answered him,
International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "You don't realize now what I'm doing, but later on you'll understand."
A Conservative Version
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou do not know now, but thou will understand after these things.
American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.
Amplified
Jesus replied to him,
An Understandable Version
Jesus answered him, "You do not understand what I am doing, but you will later on."
Anderson New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him: What I am doing you know not now, but you will know here after.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come.
Common New Testament
Jesus answered him, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Jesus answered him, you don't at present comprehend what I am about: but hereafter you shall.
Darby Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.
Godbey New Testament
Jesus responded and said to him, What I do you know not now; but shall understand hereafter.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus answered, "You cannot understand now what I am doing, but you will learn by and by."
John Wesley New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Julia Smith Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know after these.
King James 2000
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do you know not now; but you shall know hereafter.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these [things]."
Modern King James verseion
Jesus answered and said to him, You do not know what I do now, but you shall know hereafter.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus answered him, "You do not understand just now what I am doing, but you will understand it later on."
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus answered him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand it later."
NET Bible
Jesus replied, "You do not understand what I am doing now, but you will understand after these things."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered him, "You do not know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."
Noyes New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now, but thou wilt know hereafter.
Sawyer New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you know not now, but you shall know hereafter.
The Emphasized Bible
Jesus answered, and said unto him - What, I, am doing, thou, knowest not, as yet; howbeit, thou shalt got to know, hereafter.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"You do not understand now what I am doing," replied Jesus, "but you will learn by and by."
Webster
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Williams New Testament
Jesus answered him, "You do not now understand what I am doing, but by-and-by you will learn."
World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "You don't know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."
Worrell New Testament
Jesus answered, and said to him, "What I am doing you know not now; but you shall know hereafter."
Worsley New Testament
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou dost not now understand, but thou shalt know hereafter.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, 'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'
Themes
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples know
Feet » Washing of, as an example, by jesus
Feet » Washing for others, a menial office
Fuller revelation » In the future
Fuller revelation » Gained by » Will come in due time
Jesus Christ » History of » Washes the disciples' feet (in jerusalem)
Knowledge » What the disciples know
Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Inability to apprehend truth
Peter » His presumption » In refusing to let jesus wash peter's feet
Topics
Interlinear
Poieo
Eido
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 13:7
Images John 13:7
Prayers for John 13:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
6 When He came to Simon Peter, Peter objected. "Master," he said, "are *you* going to wash my feet?" 7 "What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know." 8 "Never, while the world lasts," said Peter, "shall you wash my feet." "If I do not wash you," replied Jesus, "you have no share with me."
Cross References
John 12:16
The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.
John 13:10-12
"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."
John 13:36
"Master," inquired Simon Peter, "where are you going?" "Where I am going," replied Jesus, "you cannot be my follower now, but you shall be later."
John 14:26
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will teach you everything, and will bring to your memories all that I have said to you.
James 5:7-11
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! He is patient over it till it has received the early and the later rain.