John 13
1 Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.
Now before the feast of the passover, (Jesus knowing that his hour was come, when He should pass out of this world unto the Father, as He had loved his own, who were yet in the world, He loved them unto the end: )
2 The Devil had already put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon;
supper being prepared, (the devil having put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him) Jesus,
3 and at supper, Jesus — although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God —
who knew that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that He came from God, and was going to God,
4 Rose from his place, and, taking off his upper garments, tied a towel round his waist.
riseth from supper, and turneth aside his clothes, and took a towel and tied it about Him;
5 He then poured some water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel which was tied round him.
and then pouring water into a bason, began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded.
6 When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said: “You, Master! Are you going to wash my feet?”
He cometh therefore to Simon Peter among the rest, who saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 “You do not understand now what I am doing,” replied Jesus, “but you will learn by and by.”
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou dost not now understand, but thou shalt know hereafter.
8 “You shall never wash my feet!” exclaimed Peter. “Unless I wash you,” answered Jesus, “you have nothing in common with me.” (aiōn g165)
Peter saith to Him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash thee, thou hast no part with me. (aiōn g165)
9 “Then, Master, not my feet only,” exclaimed Simon Peter, “but also my hands and my head.”
Simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
10 “He who has bathed,” replied Jesus, “has no need to wash, unless it be his feet, but is altogether clean; and you,” he said to the disciples, “are clean, yet not all of you.”
Jesus saith to him, He that hath been bathing, hath need only to wash his feet, being then clean all over: and thus ye are clean, but not all of you.
11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said ‘You are not all clean.’
For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, Ye are not all clean.
12 When he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments and taken his place, he spoke to them again. “Do you understand what I have been doing to you?” he asked.
And when He had washed their feet, and taken his clothes about Him, He sat down again, and said to them, Do ye know the intent of what I have been doing to you?
13 “You yourselves call me ‘the Teacher’ and ‘the Master’, and you are right, for I am both.
Ye call me, Master, and Lord; and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I, then — ‘the Master’ and ‘the Teacher’ — have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet;
If I then your Lord and Master have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 for I have given you an example, so that you may do just as I have done to you.
For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.
16 In truth I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor yet a messenger than the man who sends him.
Verily, verily I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord, nor is the messenger greater than he that sent him.
17 Now that you know these things, happy are you if you do them.
If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them.
18 I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but this is in fulfilment of the words of Scripture — ‘He that is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen: but have done it that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me.
19 For the future I shall tell you of things before they take place, so that, when they take place, you may believe that I am what I am.
And I tell you now, before it come, that when it comes to pass ye may believe that I am the Messiah.
20 In truth I tell you, he who receives any one that I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.”
Verily, verily I say unto you, He that receiveth him, whom I shall send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me.
21 After saying this, Jesus was much troubled, and said solemnly: “In truth I tell you that it is one of you who will betray me.”
Jesus having said these things was troubled in spirit, and He openly testified and said, Verily, verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me.
22 The disciples looked at one another, wondering whom he meant.
The disciples therefore looked on one another, doubting of whom He spake.
23 Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved.
Now there was one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, sitting next Him.
24 So Simon Peter made signs to that disciple, and whispered: “Tell me who it is that he means.”
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him to ask, who it was concerning whom He spake.
25 Being in this position, that disciple leant back on Jesus’ shoulder, and asked him: “Who is it, Master?”
And he, reclining on the breast of Jesus, saith unto Him, Lord, who is it?
26 “It is the one,” answered Jesus, “to whom I shall give a piece of bread after dipping it in the dish.” And, when Jesus had dipped the bread, he took it and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot;
Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it: and He dipped in a sop and gave it to Judas the Iscariot the son of Simon.
27 and it was then, after he had received it, that Satan took possession of him. So Jesus said to him: “Do at once what you are going to do.”
And after the sop Satan entred into him. Then Jesus saith unto him, What thou dost, do quickly.
28 But no one at table understood why he said this to Judas.
But none of those that sat at table knew wherefore He said this to him.
29 Some thought that, as Judas kept the purse, Jesus meant that he was to buy some things needed for the Festival, or to give something to the poor.
For some of them thought, because Judas kept the purse, that Jesus said to him, Buy what things we have need of against the feast: or that he should give something to the poor.
30 After taking the piece of bread, Judas went out immediately; and it was night.
He therefore, when he had taken the sop, immediately went out. And it was night.
31 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said: “Now the Son of Man has been exalted, and God has been exalted through him;
And when he was gone out Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him:
32 and God will exalt him with himself — yes, he will exalt him forthwith.
and if God be glorified in Him, God will glorify Him in Himself, and will soon glorify Him.
33 My children, I am to be with you but a little while longer. You will look for me; and what I said to the Jews — ‘You cannot come where I am going’ — I now say to you.
Little children, I am to be with you but a little while longer. Ye will wish for me, and as I said to the Jews, "Whither I go ye cannot come", so I now tell you.
34 I give you a new commandment — Love one another; love one another as I have loved you.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; ---as I have loved you, that ye also love one another: for by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
35 It is by this that every one will recognise you as my disciples — by your loving one another.”
if ye have mutual love to each other.
36 “Where are you going, Master?” asked Peter. “I am going where you cannot now follow me,” answered Jesus, “but you shall follow me later.”
Simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord, whither art thou going? Jesus answered him, Whither I am going thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me hereafter.
37 “Why cannot I follow you now, Master?” asked Peter. “I will lay down my life for you.”
Peter saith unto Him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.
38 “Will you lay down your life for me?” replied Jesus. “In truth I tell you, the cock will not crow till you have disowned me three times.
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily verily I tell thee, The cock shall not crow till thou hast denied me thrice.
