John 13:7
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
In context
4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
7 Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
9 “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
10 Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.”
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- KJV King James Version
— John 13:7 in the KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
- ESV English Standard Version
— John 13:7 in the ESV
Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”