John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Cross-references
John 13:11 earlier states Jesus knew who would betray Him — here He specifies that betrayer fulfills Scripture.
John 13:21 immediately fulfills the prediction as Jesus announces one will betray him, making the betrayal explicit.
John 17:12 refers to Judas as the son of destruction who was lost to fulfill Scripture — same theme as here.
John 6:64 reveals Jesus' foreknowledge of unbelievers and the betrayer, directly matching His claim to know whom He has chosen.
John 6:70 has Jesus saying He chose the twelve yet one is a devil, explicitly linking election to Judas' betrayal.
John 15:16 expands on Jesus choosing disciples for fruitful mission — different context but same theme of divine selection.
Psalm 41:9 is the OT verse Jesus quotes — the betrayal by a close friend who shared bread, directly fulfilled.
Matthew 26:23 describes the same Last Supper event — the one dipping bread with Jesus is the betrayer.
Mark 14:20 echoes the same scene — one of the Twelve dipping bread with Jesus will betray him.
2 Samuel 15:12 recounts Ahithophel betraying David — a clear typological foreshadowing of Judas betraying Jesus.
Psalm 55:12 explicitly names a companion and equal who betrays — a direct parallel to the 'eating bread' betrayal in John 13:18.
Obadiah 1:7 states that those who eat your bread set a trap — an explicit parallel to the 'heel lifted' betrayal of a close associate.
Luke 22:3 explicitly states Satan entered Judas, revealing the spiritual source behind the betrayal Jesus predicts.
Luke 22:21 shows the betrayer's hand on the table — the same meal scene Jesus references when quoting Psalm 41 about a close companion.
In 2 Timothy 2:19, the truth that the Lord knows his own reinforces Jesus' statement here about knowing his chosen ones.
Acts 1:2 recalls Jesus giving commands to the apostles he had chosen, reinforcing the chosen group Jesus speaks of.