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NASB | John 13:18 "I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:18 "I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but [this has happened] in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled: 'HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS RAISED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME [as My enemy].' [Ps 41:9] |
Subject: What did Jesus mean? |
Bible Note: Dear BP, The questions you are asking aren't unanswerable. They have frequently been discussed among believers since the earliest times of the Church. I've touched on them a bit on the forum. You might be interested in post #150811, for example. You need to be careful, though, for several reasons. First of all, most people won't understand what you're talking about. Very few people today read philosophy or church history, let alone theology. Consequently, you'll simply confuse them. Furthermore, as you struggle with various ideas, your assertions may be entirely off beam. It would be sad if in your journey you unintentionally misled someone. A public forum like this isn't really the place to bounce around ideas. Let me introduce you to a bunch of dead guys. In their lifetime, blessed with powerful intellect, illuminated by the Holy Spirit, they had the opportunity for thorough study, deliberation, and debate. They aren't infallible or inerrant, and they'd be the first to tell you so. However, they have charted these seas of thought, and they can warn you about the sand bars of heresy and the reefs of error. They know well that in the shifting currents there is only one sure anchor, and that is the Word of God. Their names are Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Owen, and Jonathan Edwards. Think of them as friends. Understand what they thought and preached. Your curiosity and hunger will be more than satiated, your intellectual muscles exercised, and your spiritual growth stimulated. You'll discover they went farther than what you've even imagined. Remember, the legacy of these dead guys is a gift of God, especially for the purpose that I've advocated to you (Ephesians 4:11-16). By the way, the literary works of these dead guys are all available online. Isn't technology wonderful? It would have cost us a great deal of money to have purchased these works, our only recourse just a couple of decades ago. Of course, while you're reading these men, continue to grow in your understanding of Scripture, the basis of all revealed truth. Edwards had a resolution "to study the Scriptures so steadily, constantly, and frequently, as that I may find, and plainly perceive, myself to grow in the knowledge of the same." So let's post on the forum what we can confidently assert from the Word of God. Meanwhile, we'll study to show ourselves approved. Feel free to interact with me via email if you'd like a sounding board. Shalom aleichem. In Him, Doc |