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7. ὃ ἐγὼ π. σὺ οὐκ οἰδας. Ἐγώ and σύ are in emphatic opposition. S. Peter’s question implied that he knew, while Christ did not know, what He was doing: Jesus tells him that the very reverse is the case. For ἄρτι see on Joh 2:10.
γνώσῃ δ. μ. τ. But thou shalt come to know, or shalt perceive, presently. Μετὰ ταῦτα (Joh 3:22, Joh 5:1; Joh 5:14, Joh 6:1, Joh 7:1, Joh 19:38) need not refer to the remote future: had this been intended we should probably have had νῦν and ὕστερον (Joh 13:36) instead of ἄρτι and μετὰ ταῦτα. The promised γινώσκειν seems to begin Joh 13:12, when Jesus explains His symbolical action, and begins with this very word, Γινώσκετε τί πεποίηκα ὑμῖν; But not till Pentecost did the Apostles fully recognise the meaning of Christ’s words and acts. see on Joh 7:26 and Joh 8:55 for the converse change from γινώσκω to οἶδα.