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William Hendriksen · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Hendriksen adds that "The saying serves to fix the responsibility for his act entirely on himself. It also serves to fortify the faith of the other disciples. When, after a little while, they receive the surprise of their lives with respect to Judas, they will begin to realize that Jesus had known it all along, and that what was happening was not a frustration but a fulfilment of the divine plan." (BORROW Exposition of the Gospel according to John - chapters 7-21) John
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Hendriksen explains why Jesus reminds them of their commission here - When the prediction of verse 18 begins to be fulfilled, Jesus remains the Messiah, the Son of God, clothed with authority to send out his ambassadors. Hence, when the disciples see their Lord delivered into the hands of his enemies, let them not despair. Let them not think, “Now it is all over, not only with him but also with us, his followers.” On the contrary, everything continues just as it was. Nay rather, the very facts of the humiliation confirm his authority and the validity of their commission. An ambassador of “Christ Betrayed, Condemned, and Crucified,” is still a true ambassador; in fact, he is the only true ambassador. (Borrow Exposition of the Gospel According to John page 240) (Bold added) John 13:21 When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me." John 13:21 CLICK HERE TO READ PASSAGE IN OVER 60 ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS He became Jn 11:33,35,38 12:27 Mt 26:38 Mk 3:5 Ac 17:16 Ro 9:2,3 2Co 2:12,13 one: Jn 13:2,18 Mt 26:21 Mk 14:18 Lu 22:21,22 Ac 1:16,17 1Jn 2:19 Related Passages: Matthew 26:21 (FOR CONTEXT OF JUDAS' BETRAYAL SEE Mt 26:20-24) As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” Mark 14:18+ (FOR CONTEXT OF JUDAS' BETRAYAL SEE Mk 14:17-21+) As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me–one who is eating with Me.” Luke 22:21-22+ (FOR CONTEXT OF JUDAS' BETRAYAL SEE Lk 22:14-30+) “But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table. 22 “For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!” JESUS TROUBLING PREDICTION OF BETRAYAL BY ONE OF THE TWELVE When Jesus had said this - The question is to what does this refer? One cannot be dogmatic. Hendriksen says "perhaps to all that He had said in Jn 13:6-20." And note that this is the third time Jesus refers to the betrayal (Jn 13:10, Jn 13:18), which would certainly explain why He became troubled, for now He specifically identifies His betrayer as one of the twelve disciples. He became troubled (tarasso - disturbed, agitated) in spirit, and testified (martureo bore witness, added solemnly) and said, "Truly, truly (amen, amen), I say to you, that one of you will betray (paradidomi) Me - Although Jesus was in control of the situation, John want us to see His humanity in being troubled (inwardly moved) because of what He had just said, in view of what He was about to say and in view of the betrayal soon to transpire. Indeed, by saying that one of you will betray (paradidomi) Me Jesus was showing He was in full control. Jesus is troubled here after Judas departs, Jesus encourages (commands) His disciples not to be troubled.... John 14:1 “Do not let your heart be troubled (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey); believe in God, believe also in Me. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey), nor let it be fearful. Jesus was troubled at the death of Lazarus (Jn. 11:33) and over His impending crucifixion and separation from His Father (Jn. 12:27). Whitacre comments that "In both cases love causes the disturbance—the love for his friends at Lazarus’s tomb and the love for his Father. Here also his anguish is caused by great love—the love he has for his disciples, including his betrayer. In his anguish we see revealed the effects of our sin on the heart of God, from the first rebellion in the Garden right up to the most recent sin you and I have committed today. All sin is a rejection of God’s great love." (Jesus Predicts His Betrayal - John 13:21-30) Bob Utley Judas' betrayal really upset Jesus (the same word used of Jesus in John 12:27). Jesus chose Judas because of his spiritual potential, but it never came to fruition (cf. John 13:18). There is mystery here. Foreknowledge and human choice are both biblical realities, but how to bring them together is uncertain! Testified means to attest something on the basis of personal knowledge, and in Jesus' case, his testimony was based on His foreknowledge of what He knew would soon take place. Leon