John 13 · Verse 19

John 13:19

Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
John 13:19, King James Version

John 13:19 in other translations

BSBI am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
WEBFrom now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he.
ASVFrom henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
YLT‘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;
DARBYI tell you it now before it happens, that when it happens, ye may believe that I am he.
BBEFrom this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.
WebsterNow I tell you before it cometh, that when it hath come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

What does John 13:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 13:18-19

18-19. I speak not of you all--the "happy are ye," of Joh 13:17, being on no supposition applicable to Judas. I know whom I have chosen--in the higher sense. But that the scripture may be fulfilled--that is, one has been added to your number, by no accident or mistake, who is none of Mine, but just that he might fulfil his predicted destiny. He that eateth bread with me--"did eat of my bread" (Psa 41:9), as one of…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 19. Now I tell you before it come, &c. They would see by that that he had a knowledge of the heart and the power of foretelling future events, and must therefore have been sent by God. This does not imply that they had no faith before this, but that their faith would be increased and strengthened by it.

(2) "Now", or "From henceforth" (o) "I tell you" Jn 14:29, 16:4

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 That - ye may believe - These frequent predictions of his death, so circumstantial in themselves, had the most direct tendency to confirm the disciples, not only in the belief of his being the Messiah, but also in that of his omniscience.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 13:18-30

Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their…

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John 13:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

Ἀπ᾽Ap᾽FromG575
ἄρτιartinowG737
λέγωlegōI am tellingG3004
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771
πρὸprobeforeG4253
τοῦtou<the>G3588
γενέσθαι,genesthaiit comes to pass,G1096
ἵναinaso thatG2443
πιστεύσητεpisteusēteyou may believeG4100
ὅτανhotanwhenG3752
γένηταιgenētaiit may happenG1096
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐγώegōI myselfG1473
εἰμι.eimiam [He].G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 13:19

  • Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

  • John 14:29

    And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

  • Revelation 1:17-18

    And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

  • John 16:4

    But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.

  • John 8:23-24

    And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

  • Isaiah 48:5

    I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

  • Matthew 24:25

    Behold, I have told you before.

  • Matthew 11:3

    And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

  • John 8:58

    Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Luke 21:13

    And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

  • John 1:15

    John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now. or, From henceforth. I tell.
14:29; 16:4; Isa 41:23; 48:5; Mt 24:25; Lu 21:13
that I.
1:15; 8:23,24,58; Isa 43:10; Mal 3:1; Mt 11:3; Re 1:17,18

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Context

  • John 13:18

    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.

  • John 13:19

    Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.

  • John 13:20

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

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John 13:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Desde ahora os lo digo antes que se haga, para que cuando se hiciere, creáis que yo soy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je vous le dis dès maintenant, avant que cela arrive, afin que, quand ce sera arrivé, vous croyiez que c’est moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Von jetzt an sage ich es euch, ehe es geschieht, auf daß ihr, wenn es geschieht, glaubet, daß ich es bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Amodo dico vobis, priusquam fiat: ut cum factum fuerit, credatis quia ego sum.