John 13:7 “Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you…”

John 13:7

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter.

Darby Translation

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.

Young's Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said to him, 'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'

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.

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Cross references

“What”

Daniel 12:8 John 12:16 John 14:26 James 5:7–11 John 13:10–12 Daniel 12:12

Daniel 12:8 · BSB

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

John 12:16 · BSB

At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

John 14:26 · BSB

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

James 5:7–11 · BSB

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

John 13:10–12 · BSB

Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”

Daniel 12:12 · BSB

Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.

Also

John 13:36

John 13:36 · BSB

“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

8“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”

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