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John 13:20 KJV
John · chapter 13 · verse 20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.John 13:20 · King James Version
John 13:20 in context
18I 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.
19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
21When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
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Key words (Strong's)
- whomsoevereanif, in caseG1437 →
- whomsoevertisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- receivethlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- sendpempōto send, to bid a thing to be carried to one, to send a thing into anotherG3992 →
- saylegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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We have here the discovery of Judas's plot to betray his Master. Christ knew it from the beginning; but now first he discovered it to his disciples, who did not expect Christ should be betrayed, though he had often told them so, much less did they suspect that one of them should do it. Now here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-30