John 13:7
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Jesus answered and said to him: What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

What.

John 13:10-12 Jesus saith to him: He that is washed needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all. . . .

John 12:16 These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him.

John 14:26 But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you.

Jeremiah 32:24,25,43 Behold works are built up against the city to take it: and the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, by the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken, is all come to pass, as thou thyself seest. . . .

Daniel 12:8,12 And I heard, and understood not. And I said: O my lord, what shall be after these things? . . .

Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me. . . .

James 5:7-11 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain. . . .

Context
Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
6He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7Jesus answered and said to him: What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 8Peter saith to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet, Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me.…
Cross References
John 13:6
He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

John 13:12
Then after he had washed their feet and taken his garments, being set down again, he said to them: Know you what I have done to you?

Lexicon
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied,
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

{do} not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

realize
οἶδας (oidas)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

now
ἄρτι (arti)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 737: Now, just now, at this moment. Adverb from a derivative of airo through the idea of suspension; just now.

what
(Ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am doing,
ποιῶ (poiō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

later
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

you will understand.”
γνώσῃ (gnōsē)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.


Additional Translations
Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do, you do not know presently, but you will know after these things."

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you know not now; but you shall know hereafter.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."

Jesus answered him, "You don't know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

Jesus answered and said to him, 'That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;'
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