Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. New Living Translation The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. English Standard Version The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. Berean Standard Bible The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant. Berean Literal Bible The disciples began to look upon one another, being uncertain of whom He is speaking. King James Bible Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. New King James Version Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. New American Standard Bible The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. NASB 1995 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. NASB 1977 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. Legacy Standard Bible The disciples began looking at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke. Amplified Bible The disciples began looking at one another, puzzled and disturbed as to whom He could mean. Christian Standard Bible The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one he was speaking about. Holman Christian Standard Bible The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. American Standard Version The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. Contemporary English Version They were confused about what he meant. And they just stared at each other. English Revised Version The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. GOD'S WORD® Translation The disciples began looking at each other and wondering which one of them Jesus meant. Good News Translation The disciples looked at one another, completely puzzled about whom he meant. International Standard Version The disciples began looking at one another, completely mystified about whom he was speaking. Majority Standard Bible The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant. NET Bible The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about. New Heart English Bible The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke. Webster's Bible Translation Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. Weymouth New Testament The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring. World English Bible The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe disciples were looking, therefore, at one another, doubting concerning of whom He speaks. Berean Literal Bible The disciples began to look upon one another, being uncertain of whom He is speaking. Young's Literal Translation the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh. Smith's Literal Translation Then looked the disciples one upon another, being perplexed of whom he spake. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the disciples looked around at one another, uncertain about whom he spoke. New American Bible The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant. New Revised Standard Version The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe disciples then looked at each other, because they did not know concerning whom he spoke. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But the disciples observed one another because they did not know about whom he spoke. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThen the disciples looked at one another, doubting of whom he spoke. Godbey New Testament Then the disciples began to look to one another, being at a loss concerning which one He speaks. Haweis New Testament Then the disciples looked one at another, doubting of whom he spake. Mace New Testament then the disciples looked one on another, being in pain to know who he meant. Weymouth New Testament The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring. Worrell New Testament The disciples were looking one on another, doubting about whom He was speaking. Worsley New Testament The disciples therefore looked on one another, doubting of whom He spake. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Predicts His Betrayal…21After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” 22The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant. 23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.… Cross References Matthew 26:21-22 And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” / They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” Mark 14:18-19 And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.” / They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?” Luke 22:21-23 Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. / Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.” / Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this. John 6:70-71 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” / He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus. John 12:4-6 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, / “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” / Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it. John 18:2-3 Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. / So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. John 21:20-21 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?” / When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Acts 1:16-17 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. Zechariah 11:12-13 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. Matthew 27:3-5 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. Mark 3:19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. Luke 6:16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. John 2:24-25 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. / He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man. John 17:12 While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. Treasury of Scripture Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. looked. Genesis 42:1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? Matthew 26:22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? Mark 14:19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? Jump to Previous Disciples Doubt Doubting Eyes Loss Meant Mind Perplexed Referring Speaketh Speaking Stared Turned UncertainJump to Next Disciples Doubt Doubting Eyes Loss Meant Mind Perplexed Referring Speaketh Speaking Stared Turned UncertainJohn 13 1. Jesus washes the disciples' feet, and exhorts them to humility and charity.18. He foretells and discovers to John by a token, that Judas should betray him; 31. commands them to love one another; 36. and forewarns Peter of his denials. The disciples looked at one another This moment occurs during the Last Supper, a significant event in the life of Jesus and His disciples. The disciples' reaction of looking at one another indicates a shared confusion and concern. This setting is intimate, highlighting the close relationship between Jesus and His followers. The disciples' physical proximity to each other and to Jesus underscores the communal nature of their fellowship. This phrase also reflects the human tendency to seek understanding and reassurance from those around us in times of uncertainty. perplexed as to which of them He meant Persons / Places / Events 1. Jesus ChristThe central figure of the Gospel, who is at the Last Supper with His disciples, preparing them for His impending crucifixion and betrayal. 2. The Disciples The twelve men chosen by Jesus to follow Him, who are present at the Last Supper. They are confused and concerned about Jesus' statement regarding His betrayal. 3. The Last Supper The final meal Jesus shares with His disciples before His crucifixion, during which He institutes the Lord's Supper and washes the disciples' feet. 4. Judas Iscariot Though not named in this specific verse, he is the disciple who will betray Jesus, which is the subject of the disciples' perplexity. 5. Jerusalem The city where the Last Supper takes place, a significant location in Jesus' final days. Teaching Points Self-ExaminationThe disciples' perplexity invites believers to examine their own hearts and motives. Are we living in a way that aligns with Christ's teachings? Trust in God's Sovereignty Despite the confusion and impending betrayal, Jesus remains in control. Believers can trust in God's plan even when circumstances are unclear. Community and Accountability The disciples' interaction shows the importance of community in the Christian faith. We should support and hold each other accountable in our walk with Christ. Awareness of Sin Judas' betrayal serves as a reminder of the presence of sin and the need for vigilance in our spiritual lives. Faith in Uncertainty The disciples' confusion reflects moments in our lives when we don't understand God's plan. Faith requires trusting God even when we don't have all the answers.(22) Then the disciples looked one on another.--Comp. Matthew 26:22 et seq., and the parallel in Mark 14:19 and Luke 22:23. St. Matthew and St. Mark both state that they expressed their doubt in words, and St. Luke's narrative implies this questioning, but as addressed to one another, not to our Lord ("And they began to inquire among themselves"). St. John remembers the look of astonishment, and the way in which each tried to read the countenance of his brother as they all heard the words, which asserted that there was a traitor in their midst. He was nearest to our Lord, and knew what others may not have known, how Peter beckoned to him, and how he put the question to our Lord. This is the moment which has been caught in Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece in the refectory of the Dominican Fathers at Milan. The painting itself has almost passed away, but perhaps no work of art is so widely known. The three Apostles mentioned in the text are all on the right of our Lord. John is nearest to Him, and leaning towards Peter, who stretches behind Judas to speak to "the disciple whom Jesus loved." Judas, clutching the bag and upsetting the salt, declaring in every feature of that wondrous face, which cost Da Vinci a whole year's study in the lowest quarter of the city, that he is the traitor, is on the right hand of John, and between him and Peter. This verse can have no better comment than a study of this great picture, accompanied by the chapter in Lanzi's Storia Pittorica or Mrs. Jameson's Sacred and Legendary Art, would provide, and Englishmen have a noble copy of it in their own National Gallery. (See the Sacred and Legendary Art, Ed. 3, 1857, vol. i., p. 209.) Greek Theοἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. began to look Ἔβλεπον (Eblepon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. at εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. one another, ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. perplexed ἀπορούμενοι (aporoumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 639: From a compound of a and the base of poreuomai; to have no way out, i.e. Be at a loss. as to περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. which of them τίνος (tinos) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. He meant. λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. 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