John 13:18
“I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.”
King James Version
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Jesus citing Psalm 41:9 as being fulfilled in Judas's betrayal at the Last Supper.
Fulfillment References
Psalm 41:9 Acts 1:16 Matthew 26:24
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalAt the table Jesus cites Psalm 41:9 — 'He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me' — of His betrayer. The Lord Jesus, God in flesh, knew His betrayer and the Scripture it would fulfill; the trusted table-companion's treachery was foreseen, that when it came His own would believe (John 13:19).
JewishPsalm 41:9 — the bitter betrayal by a trusted friend who shared the psalmist's bread; David's lament of intimate treachery.
CatholicChrist's foreknowledge of Judas, the table-friend who betrays Him, fulfilling Psalm 41:9; the Last Supper setting.
ProtestantJesus applies Psalm 41:9 to Judas — the betrayal by one who ate His bread, foreseen and foretold.
AcademicJohn adapts Psalm 41:9 (omitting 'my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,' fitting Jesus' foreknowledge); the 'lifted heel' idiom signals treachery.
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