John 13:
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. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." 8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" 10 Jesus 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."11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When 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. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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 lifted up his heel 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. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me." 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means." 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus 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." 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since 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. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, 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. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." 36 Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." 37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38 Then 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! Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand (Jesus often times states that his disciples will not fully understand what he is doing until after his death)." 8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me (Jesus here is refering to regenration, an act that can only be done by God, salvation comes when we accpet that act of the spirit - regeneration)."
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" 10 Jesus answered, "Those who have had a bath (saved by the grace of Jesus' atoning sacrifice) need only to wash their feet (a daily life of repentance and sanctification); their whole body is clean. And you are clean (What the disciples needed was to have their feet washed by Jesus. In the broader context of the Fourth Gospel, the significance of the foot-washing seems to point not just to an example of humble service, but to Jesus’ self-sacrificial death on the cross. If this is correct, then the foot-washing which they needed to undergo represented their acceptance of this act of self-sacrifice on the part of Jesus. This makes Peter’s initial abhorrence of the act of humiliation by his master all the more significant in context; it also explains Jesus’ seemingly harsh reply to Peter.), though not every one of you."11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When 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 (John 7:16). 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example (Jesus tells his disciples after he has finished washing their feet that what he has done is set an example for them. In the previous verse he told them they were to wash one another’s feet. What is the point of the example? If it is simply an act of humble service, as most interpret the significance, then Jesus is really telling his disciples to serve one another in humility rather than seeking preeminence over one another. If, however, the example is one of self-sacrifice up to the point of death, then Jesus is telling them to lay down their lives for one another [15:13]. Jesus was sent to fulfill the role of Isaiah's prophecy [Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1-6, 50:4-11, 52:13-53:12], and with that in mind Jesus willingly became the Father's obedient servant, eventually laying down his life on the cross. Jesus modeled his own teaching about the pathway to life. Losing our life is the means to finding life. And he commanded his disiples to follow his example. Here is what we must realize, that Jesus obedience to the point of death does more than show us the way to true living, it makes available to us the divine power necessary to live in obedience to God!) that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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 lifted up his heel against me (Psalm 41:9).' 19 "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send (John 20:20) accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled (The word 'tarasso' also used in John 12:27, it is used in Matthew 2:3 when referring to Herod being 'troubled' about the Wise Men looking for the new king; Matthew 14:26, when the disciples were 'troubled' when they suddenly saw Jesus walking on the sea and thought he was a ghost; in Luke 1:12 when Zechariah was 'troubled' when he suddenly saw an angel appear in the temple in Jerusalem; and in Luke 24:38 when the disciples were 'troubled' when Jesus suddenly appeared among them after his resurrection. However, we also see it used in John 14:1,27 when Jesus says that we shouldn't let our hearts be 'troubled'...So all of this to say, this is not some 'human emotion that was from the lack of faith,' but a human emotion that is present in the presence of real danger.) in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me." 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means." 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus 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." 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since 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. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night ("and it was night" is a parenthetical note by John. The comment is more than just a time indicator. The leaving of Judas set in motion the betrayal, arrest, trials, crucifixion, and death of Jesus, 'light or day' is over and 'dark/night' has come [John 9:5; 11:9-10; 12:35-36]. Judas had become one of those who walked by night and stumbled, because the light was not in him [11:10]. Is it possible that what we see are two symbolic actions predetined by Jesus. Let's take it from the context that Jesus is now preparing his new 'nation' 'community' or 'church.' represented by the 12. And symbolicly we see that first the church must be 'cleansed' and then the betrayers of Christ removed - if we look at Jesus prayer in 17, this seems that it may be the case.).
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once (Isaiah 49:3). 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. (John 7:33-34)"
34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (In speaking of love as the new commandment for those whom Jesus had chosen as his own [John 13:1, 15:16] and as a mark by which they could be distinguished from others (13:35), John shows that he is thinking of this scene in covenant terminology, which has to do with a chosen people. The disciples are to love “Just as I have loved you.” We are to follow his example [1 John 3:16, 4:16]. We are to follow his example of sacrificial service to one another. 'One-Another' or a group, or a community - the truth is the 'gospel' finds expression in the nurturing life of community! The church offers powerful picture of the message of Christ by being a genuine fellowship of love, care, sacrifice, and mission) 36 Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." 37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38 Then 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! Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." 8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" 10 Jesus 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."11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When 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. 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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 lifted up his heel 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. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me." 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means." 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus 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." 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since 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. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, 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. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." 36 Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." 37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38 Then 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! Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
John 13: 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 (those whom the father gave him, who represent the foundation of his new community. these are Jesus' 'own.' As opposed to what we saw back in 1:11) who were in the world, he loved them to the end. (The full extent of Jesus’ love for his disciples is not merely seen in his humble service to them in washing their feet, rather the full extent of his love for them is demonstrated in his sacrificial death for them on the cross. The footwashing which follows is a prophetic act of his upcoming death on their behalf. The message for the disciples was that they were to love one another not just in humble, self-sacrificing service, but were to be willing to die for one another. At least one of them got this message eventually, though none understood it at the time - 1 John 3:16) 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing (is probably a reference to more than one garment [John 19:23-24]. If so, this would indicate that Jesus stripped to a loincloth, like a slave.), and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7 Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand (Jesus often times states that his disciples will not fully understand what he is doing until after his death)." 8 "No," said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me (Jesus here is refering to regenration, an act that can only be done by God, salvation comes when we accpet that act of the spirit - regeneration)."
9 "Then, Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!" 10 Jesus answered, "Those who have had a bath (saved by the grace of Jesus' atoning sacrifice) need only to wash their feet (a daily life of repentance and sanctification); their whole body is clean. And you are clean (What the disciples needed was to have their feet washed by Jesus. In the broader context of the Fourth Gospel, the significance of the foot-washing seems to point not just to an example of humble service, but to Jesus’ self-sacrificial death on the cross. If this is correct, then the foot-washing which they needed to undergo represented their acceptance of this act of self-sacrifice on the part of Jesus. This makes Peter’s initial abhorrence of the act of humiliation by his master all the more significant in context; it also explains Jesus’ seemingly harsh reply to Peter.), though not every one of you."11 For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When 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 (John 7:16). 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example (Jesus tells his disciples after he has finished washing their feet that what he has done is set an example for them. In the previous verse he told them they were to wash one another’s feet. What is the point of the example? If it is simply an act of humble service, as most interpret the significance, then Jesus is really telling his disciples to serve one another in humility rather than seeking preeminence over one another. If, however, the example is one of self-sacrifice up to the point of death, then Jesus is telling them to lay down their lives for one another [15:13]. Jesus was sent to fulfill the role of Isaiah's prophecy [Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1-6, 50:4-11, 52:13-53:12], and with that in mind Jesus willingly became the Father's obedient servant, eventually laying down his life on the cross. Jesus modeled his own teaching about the pathway to life. Losing our life is the means to finding life. And he commanded his disiples to follow his example. Here is what we must realize, that Jesus obedience to the point of death does more than show us the way to true living, it makes available to us the divine power necessary to live in obedience to God!) that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Very truly I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
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 lifted up his heel against me (Psalm 41:9).' 19 "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send (John 20:20) accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled (The word 'tarasso' also used in John 12:27, it is used in Matthew 2:3 when referring to Herod being 'troubled' about the Wise Men looking for the new king; Matthew 14:26, when the disciples were 'troubled' when they suddenly saw Jesus walking on the sea and thought he was a ghost; in Luke 1:12 when Zechariah was 'troubled' when he suddenly saw an angel appear in the temple in Jerusalem; and in Luke 24:38 when the disciples were 'troubled' when Jesus suddenly appeared among them after his resurrection. However, we also see it used in John 14:1,27 when Jesus says that we shouldn't let our hearts be 'troubled'...So all of this to say, this is not some 'human emotion that was from the lack of faith,' but a human emotion that is present in the presence of real danger.) in spirit and testified, "Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me." 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one he means." 25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus 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." 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since 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. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night ("and it was night" is a parenthetical note by John. The comment is more than just a time indicator. The leaving of Judas set in motion the betrayal, arrest, trials, crucifixion, and death of Jesus, 'light or day' is over and 'dark/night' has come [John 9:5; 11:9-10; 12:35-36]. Judas had become one of those who walked by night and stumbled, because the light was not in him [11:10]. Is it possible that what we see are two symbolic actions predetined by Jesus. Let's take it from the context that Jesus is now preparing his new 'nation' 'community' or 'church.' represented by the 12. And symbolicly we see that first the church must be 'cleansed' and then the betrayers of Christ removed - if we look at Jesus prayer in 17, this seems that it may be the case.).
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once (Isaiah 49:3). 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. (John 7:33-34)"
34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (In speaking of love as the new commandment for those whom Jesus had chosen as his own [John 13:1, 15:16] and as a mark by which they could be distinguished from others (13:35), John shows that he is thinking of this scene in covenant terminology, which has to do with a chosen people. The disciples are to love “Just as I have loved you.” We are to follow his example [1 John 3:16, 4:16]. We are to follow his example of sacrificial service to one another. 'One-Another' or a group, or a community - the truth is the 'gospel' finds expression in the nurturing life of community! The church offers powerful picture of the message of Christ by being a genuine fellowship of love, care, sacrifice, and mission) 36 Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." 37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38 Then 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! Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
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