John 13:18 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The blessing does not cover every man at the table: Scripture foretold that one who shared his bread would lift his heel against him.
What Does John 13:18 Mean?
Jesus knows the men he chose (John 6:70), and he knows that in one of them Psalm 41:9 is coming true, David's grief over a trusted friend, an eater of his bread, turning against him. In that world, to share bread was a bond of loyalty; to lift the heel against the host was treachery in its ugliest form.
The betrayal, when it comes, will not mean that events have slipped from God's hand; Scripture had already traced its outline. Jesus goes forward with open eyes, and the cross will be no accident but the fulfilling of a written purpose. And for any reader wounded by a trusted friend, here is a Savior who knows that particular pain from the inside.
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What does John 13:18 mean?
The blessing does not cover every man at the table: Scripture foretold that one who shared his bread would lift his heel against him.