He answered, “He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
- BSB Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
- NKJV He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
- NASB And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
- NLT He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.
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- John 13:18I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’
- Ps 41:9Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
- John 13:26–28Jesus therefore answered, “It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
- Luke 22:21But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.
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