耶稣为门徒洗脚

13 逾越节前,耶稣知道他离开这世界回到父那里去的时候到了。他一直爱世界上那些属自己的人,并且爱他们到底。

晚餐的时候,魔鬼已经把出卖耶稣的念头放在加略西门的儿子[a]犹大的心里。 耶稣知道父把一切交在自己手里,并且知道自己是从神那里来,又要回到神那里去。 他从席位上起身,脱了外衣,拿起一条布巾束在自己腰上, 然后把水倒进盆里,开始洗门徒们的脚,又用束在腰上的布巾擦干。

他来到西门彼得面前,彼得对他说:“主啊,你洗我的脚吗?”

耶稣回答说:“我所做的,你现在不理解,不过事后就会明白。”

彼得说:“你绝不可洗我的脚,永远不可!”

耶稣说:“如果我不洗你,你就与我没有份了。”

西门彼得说:“主啊!不单我的脚,连我的手、我的头也要洗!”

10 耶稣说:“洗过澡的人,除了脚以外,没有需要洗的;他是完全干净的。你们是干净的,但不是每个人都干净。” 11 原来,耶稣知道要出卖他的是谁,所以说“你们不是每个人都干净。”

彼此洗脚的意义

12 耶稣洗完了他们的脚以后,穿上外衣,又坐下来,对他们说:“你们明白我为你们做的事吗? 13 你们叫我‘老师’,称呼我‘主’。你们说得对,因为我就是那一位。 14 因此,如果我——你们的主、你们的老师,还洗你们的脚,那么你们也应该彼此洗脚。 15 事实上,我给你们做了榜样,好让你们也照着我为你们所做的去做。

16 “我确确实实地告诉你们:没有一个奴仆大过他的主人,也没有一个被派的大过派他的人。 17 你们既然明白这些事,如果去做,就蒙福了。 18 我不是针对你们每个人而说的。我了解我所拣选的每个人,但这是为要应验经上的话:‘那吃我饼的人[b],竟抬脚踢[c]我。’[d]

19 “如今,在事情发生以前,我先告诉你们,好让你们在事情发生的时候,能相信我就是那一位。 20 我确确实实地告诉你们:那接受我所派的人,就是接受我;接受我的,就是接受派我来的那一位。”

预言犹大卖主

21 说完这些话,耶稣灵里烦扰,就指名说:“我确确实实地告诉你们:你们当中有一个人要出卖我。”

22 门徒彼此相看,不知道耶稣说的是谁。 23 他的门徒当中,有一个挨着耶稣坐着[e],是耶稣所爱的。 24 西门彼得就向他点头示意,要他问耶稣所讲的人到底是谁。 25 于是那门徒贴近耶稣[f],问他:“主啊,是谁呢?”

26 耶稣回答:“我蘸一块饼给谁,就是谁。”接着,他蘸了一块饼拿给加略西门的儿子[g]犹大 27 犹大一接那块饼,撒旦就进了他里面。于是耶稣对他说:“你要做的,就快一点做吧。”

28 在座的人,没有一个明白耶稣为什么对他说这话。 29 因为犹大管钱包,有些人以为耶稣对他说,去买我们过节需要的东西,或是要他给穷人什么东西。 30 犹大接了那块饼,就立刻出去。那时候是夜间了。

新的命令

31 犹大出去以后,耶稣就说:“现在人子得了荣耀,神藉着人子也得了荣耀。 32 神既然藉着人子得了荣耀,[h]神也将藉着自己荣耀人子,而且立刻就要荣耀他。

33 “孩子们哪,我与你们在一起的时候不多了。你们将寻找我,而且就像我曾经告诉过那些犹太人一样,现在我也告诉你们:我去的地方,你们不能去。

34 “我给你们一条新的命令:就是要你们彼此相爱,就如我爱你们,为要使你们也彼此相爱。 35 如果你们彼此之间有了爱,众人从这一点就会知道你们是我的门徒了。”

预言彼得不认主

36 西门彼得问:“主啊,你要到哪里去呢?”

耶稣回答:“我去的地方,你现在不能跟着去,但以后会跟着去。”

37 彼得说:“主啊,为什么我现在就不能跟随你呢?为了你,我愿意舍弃自己的生命!”

38 耶稣回答:“你愿意为我舍命吗?我确确实实地告诉你:鸡叫以前,你必定三次不认我。

Footnotes

  1. 约翰福音 13:2 儿子——辅助词语。
  2. 约翰福音 13:18 那吃我饼的人——有古抄本作“与我一同吃饼的人”。
  3. 约翰福音 13:18 踢——原文直译“对付”。
  4. 约翰福音 13:18 《诗篇》41:9。
  5. 约翰福音 13:23 挨着耶稣坐着——原文直译“坐在耶稣胸前”。
  6. 约翰福音 13:25 贴近耶稣——原文直译“贴近耶稣的胸膛”。
  7. 约翰福音 13:26 儿子——辅助词语。
  8. 约翰福音 13:32 有古抄本没有“神既然藉着人子得了荣耀,”。

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, and[a] having loved his[b] own in the world, loved them to the end. And as[c] a dinner was taking place, when[d] the devil had already put into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot that he should betray him, because he[e] knew that the Father had given him all things into his[f] hands, and that he had come forth from God and was going away to God, he got up from the dinner and took off his[g] outer clothing, and taking a towel, tied it[h] around himself. Then he poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them[i] dry with the towel which he had tied around himself.[j]

Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things.” Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet forever!”[k] Jesus replied to him, “Unless I wash you, you do not have a share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my[l] hands and my[m] head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed only needs[n] to wash his[o] feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.” 11 (For he knew the one who would betray him; because of this he said, “Not all of you are clean.”)

12 So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothing and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you speak correctly, for I am. 14 If then I—your[p] Lord and Teacher—wash your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do. 16 Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.

18 “I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’[q] 19 From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.[r] 20 Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”

Jesus Predicts Judas’ Betrayal

21 When he[s] had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me.” 22 The disciples began looking[t] at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside[u] Jesus. 24 So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking. 25 He leaned back[v] accordingly against Jesus’ chest and[w] said to him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus replied, “It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give it[x] to him.” Then after[y] dipping the piece of bread, he gave it[z][aa] to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. 27 And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are doing, do quickly!” 28 (Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what reason he said this to him. 29 For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Purchase what we need[ab] for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.) 30 So after he[ac] had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

31 Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately. 33 Children, yet a little time I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, “Where I am going you cannot come,” now I say also to you.

34 “A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another—just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”

36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,[ad] “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

Footnotes

  1. John 13:1 Here “and” is supplied in keeping with English style
  2. John 13:1 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. John 13:2 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was taking place”)
  4. John 13:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“put”)
  5. John 13:3 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
  6. John 13:3 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  7. John 13:4 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  8. John 13:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  9. John 13:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. John 13:5 Literally “with which he was girded”
  11. John 13:8 Literally “for the age”
  12. John 13:9 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  13. John 13:9 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  14. John 13:10 Literally “does not have need except”
  15. John 13:10 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  16. John 13:14 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  17. John 13:18 A quotation from Ps 41:9
  18. John 13:19 *Here the predicate nominative (“he”) is understood, but must be supplied in the translation
  19. John 13:21 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  20. John 13:22 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began looking”)
  21. John 13:23 Literally “in the bosom of” (a position dictated by ancient banqueting practice)
  22. John 13:25 Some manuscripts have “Then he leaned back”
  23. John 13:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“leaned back”) has been translated as a finite verb
  24. John 13:26 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  25. John 13:26 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“dipping”) which is understood as temporal
  26. John 13:26 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  27. John 13:26 Some manuscripts have “after dipping the piece of bread, he took it and gave it
  28. John 13:29 Literally “of which we have need”
  29. John 13:30 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had taken”) which is understood as temporal
  30. John 13:36 Some manuscripts have “replied to him”