King James Version
John 13:28 in the King James Version says “Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.” — study this verse from John chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.”
John 13:28 · KJV
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. sop: or, morsel
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
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.
He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“knew”
G1097to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
“for what”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“intent”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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