And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

And he answering said to them, 'One of the twelve who is dipping with me in the dish;

"It is one of the Twelve," He replied; "he who is dipping his fingers in the dish with me.

And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.

"It is one of you Twelve," said Jesus, "the one who is dipping his bread beside me into the dish.

That dippeth with me in the dish - In the east, persons never eat together from one dish, except when a strong attachment subsists between two or more persons of the same caste; in such a case one invites another to come and sit by him and eat from the same dish. This custom seems to have existed among the Jews; and the sacred historian mentions this notice of our Lord's, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish, to mark more strongly the perfidy of the character of Judas.

And he answered and said unto them, [It is] one of the twelve, that (f) dippeth with me in the dish.
(f) That regularly eats with me.

And he answered and said unto them,.... In order to relieve their minds, and point out the particular person:
it is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish; just at that very instant; See Gill on Matthew 26:23.