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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.
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.
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.
Weymouth New Testament
"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."
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
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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 So he came to Simon Peter. Peter said, Lord, are my feet to be washed by you? 7 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. 8 Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.
Cross References
John 12:16
(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)
Jeremiah 32:24-25
See, they have made earthworks against the town to take it; and the town is given into the hands of the Chaldaeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword and need of food and disease: and what you have said has taken place, and truly you see it.
Jeremiah 32:43
And there will be trading in fields in this land of which you say, It is a waste, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chaldaeans.
Daniel 12:8
And the words came to my ears, but the sense of them was not clear to me: then I said, O my lord, what is the sense of these things?
Daniel 12:12
A blessing will be on the man who goes on waiting, and comes to the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five days.
Habakkuk 2:1-3
I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.
John 13:10-12
Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you.
John 13:36
Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.
James 5:7-11
Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.