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The Gospel of John 13

13 On the day before the Passover celebration would begin, Jesus knew that it was the time for him to leave this world and to return to his Father. He always loved his disciples who were with him in this world, and he loved them to the uttermost. 2 When Jesus and his disciples were having their evening meal, the devil had already caused Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to think that he should help the Jewish leaders arrest Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that his Father had given him complete power and authority over everything, and he also knew that he came from God and would soon return to God. 4 Because he knew those things, Jesus got up from the table where they were eating the evening meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 He poured some water into a large bowl and started washing his disciples’ feet and wiping them dry with the towel that he had wrapped around his waist.

6 When he came to Simon Peter to wash his feet, Peter told him, “Lord, you should not wash my feet!” 7 Jesus replied to him, “Right now you do not understand what I am doing, but later you will understand.” 8 Peter said, “You will surely never wash my feet!” Jesus replied to him, “If I do not wash you, then you will not inherit God’s blessings with me.” 9 Simon Peter told him, “Lord, do not wash my feet only! Wash my hands and my head also!” 10 Jesus told him, “Anyone whom someone has washed only needs to wash his feet. The rest of his body is clean. You disciples are clean, but not all of you are clean.” 11 (Jesus said this about being spiritually clean, because he knew who was going to help the Jewish leaders arrest him. That is the reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”)

12 After he finished washing their feet, he put his outer clothing on again. Then he sat down at the table again and told them, “You must understand what I have just done for you! 13 You rightly call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ because that is what I am. 14 Since I, your teacher and Lord, have humbly served you by washing your feet, you also should humbly serve each other by washing each other’s feet. 15 By washing your feet I have given you an example to follow in order that you should humbly serve each other as I have humbly served you. 16 I am telling you the truth: Just as a servant is not more important than his master, nor is a messenger more important than the person who has sent him, you are not more important than me. 17 Since you now know that you should humbly serve each other, God will bless you if you do so.

18 I am not saying that all of you will be blessed. I know well the people whom I have chosen to be my disciples. However, what is about to happen must take place in order that what a prophet wrote in scripture can come true: ‘The one who shared a meal with me as a friend has opposed me.’

19 From now on I am telling you what will happen before it happens in order that, when it does happen, you may trust that I am God. 20 I am telling you the truth: Whoever accepts the one I send out also accepts me; and whoever accepts me also accepts my Father who sent me.”

21 After Jesus said this, he felt disturbed. He solemnly declared, “I am telling you the truth: One of you is going to give me up to my opponents.” 22 His disciples kept looking at one another and wondering who among them he was talking about. 23 One of his disciples, John whom Jesus loved, was sitting at the table beside Jesus. 24 Simon Peter made a gesture to him to indicate that he should ask Jesus which disciple he was talking about. 25 So John leaned back against Jesus and quietly asked him, “Lord, who is the one who will betray you?” 26 Jesus replied, “It is the man to whom I will give this piece of bread after I dip it in the bowl.” Then he dipped the bread in the bowl and gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son. 27 As soon as Judas took the piece of bread from Jesus, Satan took control of him. Jesus then told him, “Do quickly what you have planned to do.” 28 (No one else among those sitting at the table knew why Jesus had said that to Judas. 29 Some of them thought that Jesus was telling him to go and buy some things that they needed for the Passover celebration or to give some money to the poor. They thought this because Judas had the bag that held their money.) 30 So after Judas took the bread from Jesus, he immediately went out. (It was night.)

31 So after Judas left, Jesus said, “Now God has shown people how great I, the Son of Man, am. I have also shown people how great God is. 32 God himself will show people how great I, the Son of Man, am, and he will do this right away.

33 You whom I love as though you were my children, I will be with you only a little while longer. Then you will look for me, but it will be just like I told the Jewish leaders and am telling you now: You will not be able to come to the place where I am going. 34 I now give you this new command in order that you might love each other: You must love each other in the same way that I have loved you. 35 If you love each other, everyone who sees that love will know that you are my disciples.”

36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “You cannot go with me now to the place where I am going, but you will go there later.” 37 Peter told him, “Lord, why can’t I go with you now? I am willing to die for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “You are not really willing to die for me! I am telling you the truth: You will surely say three times that you do not know me before the rooster crows in the morning!”

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