KJV King James Version
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
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John 13:27
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
WEB World English Bible
After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
ASV American Standard Version
And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, ‘What thou dost—do quickly;’
Surrounding context — John 13
24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
25 He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.
27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
29 For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoψωμίον,G5596 · psōmionpieceτότεG5119 · totethenεἰσῆλθενG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardἐκεῖνονG1565 · ekeinosthatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoσατανᾶς.¶G4567 · SatanasSatanΛέγειG3004 · legōto sayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichποιεῖς,G4160 · poieōto do/make: doποίησονG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτάχιον.G5032 · tachionquicker
Cross-references
Luke 22:3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s [son], to betray him;James 1:13-15Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.Matthew 12:45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.Ecclesiastes 9:3This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?Daniel 2:15He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.Jeremiah 2:24-25A wild ass used to the wilderness, [that] snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.1 Kings 18:27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.Psalm 109:6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.Mark 6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.Luke 8:32-33And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
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