John 13:21 (The Message)
After (Jesus) said these things, Jesus became visibly upset (troubled in spirit, KJV), and then He told them why. “One of you is going to betray me.”
The expression “troubled in spirit” described the pain which Judas’ defection would cause Jesus. On two other occasions Jesus used similar words that expressed His deep concern: at the grave of Lazarus (11:33) where He was “deeply troubled” over how death had invaded and impacted mankind, and when the Greeks asked to meet with Him (2:27) and once again Jesus faced the reality that only through His sacrificial death could salvation be provided for all mankind. Looking back we know the narrative, but His disciples struggled to understand His words. Even from Heaven’s
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