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John 13:7
Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.
John 13:7 · Darby Bible
John 13:7 in other translations
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”
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In context
4 rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:
5 then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded.
6 He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and he says to him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me.
9 Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.
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