# John 13.18

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.</span> (John 13:16-20, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">From now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he.</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me.”</span> (John 13:16-20, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. <sup>Now: or, From henceforth</sup></span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.</span> (John 13:16-20, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 16. <span class="rl-speech">verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;</span>
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> **18. <span class="rl-speech">not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.</span>**
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> 19. <span class="rl-speech">'From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he];</span> 20. <span class="rl-speech">verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'</span> (John 13:16-20, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 13](/codex/john-13/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3860 - paradidomi](/codex/g3860-paradidomi/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.