John 13:7

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

Jesus {G2424} answered {G611} and {G2532} said {G2036} unto him {G846}, What {G3739} I {G1473} do {G4160} thou {G4771} knowest {G1492} not {G3756} now {G737}; but {G1161} thou shalt know {G1097} hereafter {G3326}{G5023}.

Yeshua answered him, “You don’t understand yet what I am doing, but in time you will understand.”

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Daniel 12:8 (16 votes)

    And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?

  • John 12:16 (15 votes)

    These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and [that] they had done these things unto him.

  • James 5:7 (10 votes)

    Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

  • James 5:11 (10 votes)

    Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

  • John 14:26 (10 votes)

    But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

  • John 13:10 (8 votes)

    Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash [his] feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.

  • John 13:12 (8 votes)

    So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?