Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
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Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
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To him beckened Simon Peter that he shuld axe who it was of whom he spake.
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To him beckened therefore Simon Peter, that he should aske who it was of whom he spake.
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Passages linked to John 13:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 13:16 Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
- Luke 1:22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
- Luke 5:7 They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
- Acts 12:17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
- Acts 21:40 When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he…
24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
Ver. 24. Simon Peter therefore beckoned] Peter, that heretofore could not think his heart so unsound as to deny his Master, now feareth the ugly monster of fearless betraying. In man’s heart, as in the sea, there is that Leviathan, therefore also creeping things innumerable, Psa 104:26.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Peter, knowing the particular affection that Christ had for…
Peter, knowing the particular affection that Christ had for John, maketh a sign to him, to ask of Christ which of them he meant, when he said,
One of you shall betray me.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him,.... Peter perhaps lay…
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him,.... Peter perhaps lay at a distance from Christ, or in some such position, that he could not whisper to him himself; and besides, knew that John might use more freedom, as he was admitted to more familiarity with him; and being at some distance also from him, he beckoned to him; which was usually done at meals, when they could not, by reason of their posture, discourse together: this being the case, , "they made signs", by nodding to one another (k); that is, as the gloss explains it, they pointed with their hands and fingers, and by nodding or beckoning; such a method Peter took, signifying his desire,
that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake: which he did not out of mere curiosity, but from an honest intention and pure zeal, that he, with the rest, might show their abhorrence of such a person, and avoid him; and do all that lay in their power to hinder him from putting his designs into execution, and that the innocent might be free from all suspicion.
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(k) T. Bab. Beracot ib.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Simon Peter - Behind Jesus, who lay between them.
Simon Peter - Behind Jesus, who lay between them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. that he should ask … spake] The better…
24. that he should ask … spake] The better reading gives, and saith to him, Say who it is of whom He speaketh. S. Peter thinks that the beloved disciple is sure to know. The received reading, besides being wanting in authority, contains an optative mood, which S. John never uses.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him.—The tense in…
(24) Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him.—The tense in the original is present. “Simon Peter therefore beckons,” or, makes a sign. We have to remember that these Apostles were both members of the first group, who are from some special characteristics nearer to our Lord than the others. They had both been disciples of the Baptist (Joh_1:40-41), and we may think of them in the earlier as in the later work as in a special sense companions and friends. (Comp. Joh_20:2; Act_3:1; Act_4:13.)
That he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.—The better reading is, and saith unto him, Say who it is of whom He speaketh. St. Peter supposes that the disciple whom Jesus loved is more than any other in the confidence of his Master, and that he knew who was here referred to, and makes a sign to him to tell what he knew.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Simon Peter therefore beckoned to this (disciple), and saith…
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to this (disciple), and saith to him. Wherefore he must have been far enough off to beckon, and near enough to speak. Westcott imagines that Peter was on the left side, in the place of real honor(?), though not in such proximity as, unobserved, to ask the question. Edersheim also speaks of the left side as the place of honor, but assigns no adequate reason for such a violation of universal usage and metaphor. The natural impetuosity of Peter would have induced him, if he had been so near, to have asked the question himself. It is more probable that Judas himself was there, judging from the language of Mat_26:23, and from the act which follows. Either with T.R., He spake to him, to ask who it might be; or, saith, Tell (us) who it is concerning whom he speaks; as though Peter had rushed to the conclusion that John knew. This is singularly like Peter, and John may tacitly have been supposed to be better acquainted than the rest with the mind of Jesus.
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