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Matthew 26:21

And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

KJV

καὶ ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν εἶπεν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με.

Greek NT

Et edentibus illis, dixit : Amen dico vobis, quia unus vestrum me traditurus est.

Vulgate

and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

ASV

And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you that one of you is about to betray me.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
ἀμήν
amen
hebrew_word · 124×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1339Jesus chose the time of Passover to fulfill what he had announced at Capernaum: giving his disciples his Body and his Blood: Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover meal for us, that we may eat it...." They went ... and prepared the passover. and when the hour came…

Cross-references

  • Heb 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • John 6:70 — Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
  • John 13:21 — When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
  • John 13:21 — When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
  • Luke 22:21 — But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
  • Prov 29:1 — He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Ps 55:12 — For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
  • Ps 55:12 — For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
  • Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.