KJV ORIGINAL
And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus answered them, 'It's one of you twelve, someone who's literally sharing this meal with me right now.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The betrayer wasn't a stranger, it was someone at the table.
📚 Historical Context
This verse takes place during the Last Supper, a Passover meal Jesus shared with His twelve disciples in Jerusalem just before His arrest. Jesus is responding to their question about who would betray Him, identifying the betrayer as one of them who is sharing the intimate act of dipping bread in the same dish. In the cultural context of first-century Judaism, dipping in the same dish symbolized deep fellowship and trust, which made the impending betrayal all the more devastating.
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