John 13:21: Prediction of Betrayal
Easter Tuesday, April 3, 2018
We continue the celebration of Easter throughout this holiest of liturgical seasons, focusing on one verse a day, comparing varying translations, anticipating the joy of resurrection that always follows the pain of betrayal.
After saying this, Yeshua, in deep anguish of spirit, declared, “Yes, indeed! I tell you that one of you will betray me.” (CJB)
God says: You see that as I walk among you – as one of you – I suffer as you suffer. I come to live among you – as one of you – to show my endless love for you. I have created you out of love. I have created you by and for love. I have created you as an outward sign of my inner union with you. Because I am betrayed by the closest of friends, I fully understand the pain of deceit. I fully recognize that when those we love betray us, the infidelity cuts more deeply than any other pain. Yet despite this duplicity, I love you deeply and always. There is no act or thought that can turn me away. I continue to call, to heal, to transform, and to love. Just as you can predict that your life cannot be fully free of betrayal, so too can you predict that I will be with you always and everywhere. Calling you, healing you, Transforming you. Loving you. Be certain that when you foretell treachery, you may also predict my love.
When we compare other translations of this verse, we open ourselves to the love of Christ.
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