John 13:1-38 NIV
Jesus Washes His Disciples’
Feet
1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew
that the hour had come for Him to leave this world and go to the
Father. Having loved His Own who
were in the world, He loved them to the end.
2The
evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas,
the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
3Jesus
knew that the Father had put all things under His Power,
and that He had come from God and was returning to God; 4so He got
up from the meal, took off His outer clothing, and wrapped a towel
around His Waist. 5After
that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash His
disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash
you, you have no part with Me.”
10Jesus
answered, “Those who
have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And
you are clean, though not every one of you.” 11For He knew
who was going to betray Him, and that was why He said not every one was clean.
12When He had
finished washing their feet, He put on His
clothes and returned to His place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” He asked them. 13“You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what
I am. 14Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also
should wash one another’s feet. 15I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is
a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
18“I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But
this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture:
‘He
who shared my bread has turned against
me.’
19“I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen
you will believe that
I Am Who I Am.
20Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts Me; and whoever accepts Me accepts The One Who sent Me.”
21After He had
said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly
I tell you, one of you is going to betray Me.”
22His
disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them He
meant. 23One of them,
the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to Him. 24Simon Peter
motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask Him which one He
means.”
26Jesus
answered, “It is the
one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.”Then,
dipping the piece of bread, He gave it to Judas, the son of Simon
Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into Him.
So Jesus told him, “What you
are about to do, do quickly.” 28But no
one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29Since Judas
had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was
needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30As soon as
Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
“Now the Son
of Man is glorified and God is glorified in Him. 32If God is glorified in Him,c God will
glorify the Son in Himself,
and will glorify Him
at once.
33“My
children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for Me,
and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot
come.
34“A
New Command
I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one
another.35By
this everyone will know that you are My
disciples, if you love one another.”
Jesus replied, “Where I am
going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
38Then
Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for Me? Very truly I tell you, before
the rooster crows, you will disown Me three times!
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