耶稣为门徒洗脚

13 逾越节之前,耶稣知道自己快要离开世界回到父那里了。祂一直爱世上属自己的人,并且爱他们到底。 吃晚饭的时候,魔鬼已经把出卖耶稣的念头放在加略人西门的儿子犹大的心里。 耶稣知道父将一切交给了祂,也知道自己从上帝那里来、要回到上帝那里, 就离席站起来,脱了外衣,把毛巾束在腰间, 然后倒了一盆水为门徒洗脚,用束在腰间的毛巾擦干。 轮到西门·彼得的时候,他说:“主啊!你要洗我的脚吗?”

耶稣回答说:“我这样做,你现在虽然不明白,将来一定会明白。”

彼得说:“你绝对不可以洗我的脚。”

耶稣说:“如果我不洗你的脚,你就和我没有关系了。”

西门·彼得说:“主啊,不只我的脚,连我的手和头也帮我洗吧。”

10 耶稣说:“洗过澡的人全身是干净的,只要洗洗脚就好了。你们是干净的,但不是每一个都干净。”

11 因为耶稣知道谁要出卖祂,所以说:“你们不是每一个都干净。”

12 耶稣给门徒洗完了脚,便穿上外衣再次坐下来,然后问道:“我为你们做的,你们明白吗? 13 你们称呼我‘老师’,也称呼我‘主’,你们称呼得对,因为我是。 14 我是你们的老师又是你们的主,尚且给你们洗脚,你们更应当彼此洗脚。 15 我给你们立了一个榜样,好让你们效法我。

16 “我实实在在地告诉你们,奴仆不能大过主人,受差遣的也不能大过差遣他的人。 17 既然你们明白这个道理,如果去实践,就有福了。 18 我这话不是对你们每一个人说的,我知道我拣选了谁,但这是为了要应验圣经上的话,‘吃我饭的人用脚踢我。’[a] 19 我在事情还没有发生之前,预先告诉你们,等事情发生以后,你们就会相信我是基督。 20 我实实在在地告诉你们,人若接待我所差遣的,就是接待我;接待我,就是接待差我来的那位。”

预言犹大卖主

21 说完这番话,耶稣心里忧伤,便宣布说:“我实实在在地告诉你们,你们中间有一个人要出卖我。” 22 门徒面面相觑,不知道耶稣指的是谁。 23-24 西门·彼得向耶稣所爱的那个门徒点头示意,让他问耶稣到底是谁要出卖祂。那门徒坐在耶稣旁边, 25 便顺势靠过去问耶稣:“主啊,是谁呢?”

26 耶稣回答说:“我蘸一点饼给谁,就是谁。”耶稣就蘸了一点饼,递给加略人西门的儿子犹大。 27 犹大吃了以后,撒旦就进了他的心。耶稣对他说:“你要做的事,赶快去做吧!” 28 同桌吃饭的人没有人明白耶稣这话的意思。 29 因为犹大是管钱的,有人以为耶稣是叫他去买过节的用品,或者去周济穷人。 30 犹大吃过那块饼后,立刻出去了。那时候是晚上。

新命令

31 犹大出去以后,耶稣就说:“现在人子得到荣耀了,上帝在人子身上也得了荣耀。 32 上帝既然在人子身上得了荣耀,也要让人子在祂身上得荣耀,并且马上要使人子得荣耀。 33 孩子们,我与你们同在的时间不多了,以后你们要找我,但我去的地方,你们不能去。这句话我以前对犹太人说过,现在也照样告诉你们。 34 我赐给你们一条新命令——你们要彼此相爱。我怎样爱你们,你们也要怎样彼此相爱。 35 你们如果彼此相爱,世人就会认出你们是我的门徒。”

预言彼得不认主

36 西门·彼得问耶稣:“主啊,你要到哪里去?”

耶稣回答说:“我要去的地方,你现在不能跟我去,但将来必定跟我去。”

37 彼得说:“主啊!为什么我现在不能跟你去呢?就是为你死,我也愿意!”

38 耶稣说:“你真的愿意为我死吗?我实实在在地告诉你,鸡叫以前,你会三次不认我。”

Footnotes

  1. 13:18 参见诗篇41:9

耶穌為門徒洗腳

13 逾越節以前,耶穌知道自己離開這世界回到父那裡去的時候到了。他既然愛世上屬於自己的人,就愛他們到底。 吃晚飯的時候(魔鬼已經把出賣耶穌的意念放在西門的兒子加略人猶大的心裡), 耶穌知道父已經把萬有交在他手中,並且知道自己從 神而來,又要回到 神那裡去, 就起身離席,脫去外衣,拿一條手巾束腰。 然後他倒了一盆水,洗門徒的腳,並且用束腰的手巾擦乾。 輪到西門.彼得,彼得就說:“主啊,你要洗我的腳嗎?” 耶穌回答:“我所作的,你現在不知道,以後就會明白。” 彼得說:“不行,你千萬不可洗我的腳!”耶穌說:“如果我不洗你,你就與我沒有關係了。” 西門.彼得說:“主啊,那就不單洗我的腳,連我的手和頭都洗吧!” 10 耶穌說:“洗過澡的人,全身都潔淨,只需要洗腳就可以了。你們是潔淨的,但不是人人都是這樣。” 11 原來耶穌知道誰要出賣他,所以他說“你們不是人人都是潔淨的”。

12 耶穌洗完了門徒的腳,就穿上外衣,再坐下來,對他們說:“我給你們作的,你們明白嗎? 13 你們稱呼我‘老師,主’,你們說得對,我本來就是。 14 我是主,是老師,尚且洗你們的腳,你們也應當彼此洗腳。 15 我作了你們的榜樣,是要你們也照著我所作的去行。 16 我實實在在告訴你們,僕人不能大過主人,奉差遣的也不能大過差他的人。 17 你們既然知道這些事,如果去實行,就有福了。 18 我這話不是指著你們全體說的;我認識我所揀選的人,但是經上的話:‘那吃我飯的,用他的腳踢我’,必須應驗。 19 現在,事情還沒有發生,我就告訴你們,使你們到時可以信我就是‘那一位’。 20 我實實在在告訴你們,那接待我所差遣的,就是接待我;接待我的,就是接待那差我來的。”

耶穌預言要被人出賣(A)

21 耶穌說了這話,心裡很難過,就明明地說:“我實實在在告訴你們,你們中間有一個人要出賣我。” 22 門徒面面相覷,不知道他是指著誰說的。 23 門徒中有一個人,是耶穌所愛的,側身挨近耶穌(“側身挨近耶穌”原文作“在耶穌的胸懷裡”)。 24 西門.彼得向他示意,叫他問耶穌是指著誰說的。 25 於是那個門徒貼近耶穌的胸懷,問他:“主啊,是誰呢?” 26 耶穌回答:“我蘸一小塊餅給誰,誰就是了。”於是他蘸了一小塊餅,遞給加略人西門的兒子猶大。 27 猶大接過餅以後,撒但就進入他的心。耶穌對他說:“你要作的,快去作吧。” 28 在座的人,沒有一個知道耶穌為甚麼對猶大說這話。 29 猶大是管錢的,所以有人以為耶穌叫他去買過節用的東西,或是吩咐他拿點東西去賙濟窮人。 30 猶大吃了餅,立刻就出去;那時是黑夜了。

吩咐門徒要彼此相愛

31 他出去以後,耶穌就說:“現在人子得了榮耀, 神也在人子身上得了榮耀, 32 ( 神既然在人子身上得了榮耀,)(有些抄本無此句)也要在自己身上榮耀人子,並且要立刻榮耀他。 33 孩子們啊,我跟你們在一起的時候不多了。你們要尋找我,但是我對猶太人說過,現在也照樣對你們說:‘我去的地方,是你們不能去的。’ 34 我給你們一條新命令,就是要你們彼此相愛;我怎樣愛你們,你們也要怎樣彼此相愛。 35 如果你們彼此相愛,眾人就會認出你們是我的門徒了。”

預言彼得不認主(B)

36 西門.彼得對耶穌說:“主啊,你往哪裡去?”耶穌回答:“我去的地方,你現在不能跟著我去,但後來卻要跟著我去。” 37 彼得說:“主啊,為甚麼我現在不能跟著你去?為了你,我捨命也願意!” 38 耶穌說:“你願意為我捨命嗎?我實實在在告訴你,雞叫之前,你必定三次不認我。”

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

13 Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.

While supper was taking place, the devil had already put the idea of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.

The Father had put everything in Jesus’ control. Jesus knew that. He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God. So he got up from the table, removed his outer clothes, took a towel, and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that he had tied around his waist.

When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

Jesus answered Peter, “You don’t know now what I’m doing. You will understand later.”

Peter told Jesus, “You will never wash my feet.”

Jesus replied to Peter, “If I don’t wash you, you don’t belong to me.”

Simon Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, don’t wash only my feet. Wash my hands and my head too!”

10 Jesus told Peter, “People who have washed are completely clean. They need to have only their feet washed. All of you, except for one, are clean.” 11 (Jesus knew who was going to betray him. That’s why he said, “All of you, except for one, are clean.”)

12 After Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothes, he took his place at the table again. Then he asked his disciples, “Do you understand what I’ve done for you? 13 You call me teacher and Lord, and you’re right because that’s what I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you must wash each other’s feet. 15 I’ve given you an example that you should follow. 16 I can guarantee this truth: Slaves are not superior to their owners, and messengers are not superior to the people who send them. 17 If you understand all of this, you are blessed whenever you follow my example.

18 “I’m not talking about all of you. I know the people I’ve chosen ⌞to be apostles⌟. However, I’ve made my choice so that Scripture will come true. It says, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’ 19 I’m telling you now before it happens. Then, when it happens, you will believe that I am the one.

20 “I can guarantee this truth: Whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

Jesus Knows Who Will Betray Him(A)

21 After saying this, Jesus was deeply troubled. He declared, “I can guarantee this truth: One of you is going to betray me!”

22 The disciples began looking at each other and wondering which one of them Jesus meant.

23 One disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, was near him at the table. 24 Simon Peter motioned to that disciple and said, “Ask Jesus whom he’s talking about!”

25 Leaning close to Jesus, that disciple asked, “Lord, who is it?”

26 Jesus answered, “He’s the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I’ve dipped it in the sauce.” So Jesus dipped the bread and gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.

27 Then, after Judas took the piece of bread, Satan entered him. So Jesus told him, “Hurry! Do what you have to do.” 28 No one at the table knew why Jesus said this to him. 29 Judas had the moneybag. So some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the poor.

30 Judas took the piece of bread and immediately went outside. It was night.

31 When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “The Son of Man is now glorified, and because of him God is glorified. 32 If God is glorified because of the Son of Man, God will glorify the Son of Man because of himself, and he will glorify the Son of Man at once.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(B)

33 Jesus said, “Dear children, I will still be with you for a little while. I’m telling you what I told the Jews. You will look for me, but you can’t go where I’m going.

34 “I’m giving you a new commandment: Love each other in the same way that I have loved you. 35 Everyone will know that you are my disciples because of your love for each other.”

36 Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?”

Jesus answered him, “You can’t follow me now to the place where I’m going. However, you will follow me later.”

37 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I’ll give my life for you.”

38 Jesus replied, “Will you give your life for me? I can guarantee this truth: No rooster will crow until you say three times that you don’t know me.