John 13:11

11 For He knew who was betraying Him, and that was why He said, "You are not all of you clean."

John 13:11 Meaning and Commentary

John 13:11

For he knew who should betray him
That is, Jesus, as Beza's ancient copy, and the Syriac and Persic versions read. This he knew from the beginning; not only from the beginning of his ministry, when he chose his twelve apostles, but from the beginning of time, yea, from everlasting; this being fixed by the determinate counsel of God, which he, as the omniscient God, was privy to: he knew what preparations were making, and how things were then working, in order to bring it about; he knew that Satan had already put it into Judas's heart, and that he had consented to it;

therefore, said he, ye are not all clean:
he does not mention his name, though he could have done so, it not being as yet proper to make so full a discovery of him, before the matter was ripe for execution; and also to put all the disciples upon examination of themselves.

John 13:11 In-Context

9 "Master," said Peter, "wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head."

10 "Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

11 For He knew who was betraying Him, and that was why He said, "You are not all of you clean."

12 So after He had washed their feet, put on His garments again, and returned to the table, He said to them, "Do you understand what I have done to you?

13 You call me `The Rabbi' and `The Master,' and rightly so, for such I am.