John 13:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

After Jesus said this, you could see he was really shaken up inside. He looked at his disciples and said, 'I'm telling you the truth — one of you is going to betray me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even Jesus felt the weight of knowing someone close to him would hurt him.

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