John 13:1-14:15

New American Standard Bible

The Lord’s Supper

13 Now before the Feast of ^(A)the Passover, Jesus, knowing that ^(B)His hour had come that He would depart from this world ^(C)to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them ^[a]to the end. ²And during supper, ^(D)the devil having already put into the heart of ^(E)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, ³Jesus, ^(F)knowing that the Father had handed all things over to Him, and that ^(G)He had come forth from God and was going back to God, ⁴*got up from supper and *laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and ^(H)tied it around Himself.

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

⁵Then He *poured water into the basin, and began ^(I)washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself. ⁶So He *came to Simon Peter. He *said to Him, “Lord, You are washing my feet?” ⁷Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand ^(J)later.” ⁸Peter *said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “^(K)If I do not wash you, ^(L)you have no ^[b]place with Me.” ⁹Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” ¹⁰Jesus *said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet; otherwise he is completely clean. And ^(M)you are clean—but ^[c]not all of you.” ¹¹For ^(N)He knew the one who was betraying Him; it was for this reason that He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

¹²Then, when He had washed their feet, and ^(O)taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? ¹³You call Me ^(P)‘Teacher’ and ^(Q)‘Lord’; and ^[d]you are correct, for so I am. ¹⁴So if I, ^(R)the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵For I gave you ^(S)an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you. ¹⁶Truly, truly I say to you, ^(T)a slave is not greater than his master, nor is ^(U)^[e]one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷If you know these things, you are ^(V)blessed if you do them. ¹⁸^(W)I am not speaking about all of you. I know the ones whom I have ^(X)chosen; but this is happening ^(Y)so that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘^(Z)He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ ¹⁹From now on ^(AA)I am telling you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that ^(AB)I am He. ²⁰Truly, truly I say to you, ^(AC)the one who ^[f]receives anyone I send, ^[g]receives Me; and the one who ^[h]receives Me ^[i]receives Him who sent Me.”

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

²¹When Jesus had said these things, He ^(AD)became troubled in spirit, and ^[j]testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that ^(AE)one of you will ^[k]betray Me.” ²²The disciples began looking at one another, ^(AF)at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. ²³Lying back on ^(AG)Jesus’ chest was one of His disciples, ^(AH)whom Jesus loved. ²⁴So Simon Peter *nodded to this disciple and *said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.” ²⁵He then simply ^(AI)leaned back on Jesus’ chest and *said to Him, “Lord, who is it?” ²⁶Jesus then *answered, “That man is the one for whom I shall dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the piece of bread, He *took and *gave it to Judas, ^(AJ)the son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷After ^[l]this, ^(AK)Satan then ^(AL)entered him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, “What you are doing, do it quickly.” ²⁸Now none of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him. ²⁹For some were assuming, since Judas ^(AM)kept the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we need ^(AN)for the feast”; or else, that he was to ^[m]^(AO)give something to the poor. ³⁰So after receiving the piece of bread, he left immediately; and ^(AP)it was night.

³¹Therefore when he had left, Jesus *said, “Now ^[n]is ^(AQ)the Son of Man ^(AR)glorified, and ^(AS)God ^[o]is glorified in Him; ³²^[p]if God is glorified in Him, ^(AT)God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately. ³³^(AU)Little children, I am still with you ^(AV)a little longer. ^(AW)You will look for Me; and just as I said to the ^[q]Jews, now I also say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ ³⁴I am giving you a ^(AX)new commandment, ^(AY)that you love one another; ^(AZ)just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ³⁵^(BA)By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”

³⁶Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “^(BB)Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now; but ^(BC)you will follow later.” ³⁷Peter *said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? ^(BD)I will lay down my life for You.” ³⁸Jesus *replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly I say to you, ^(BE)a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.

Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “^(BF)Do not let your heart be troubled; ^[r]believe in God, believe also in Me. ²In My Father’s house are many ^[s]rooms; if that were not so, ^[t]I would have told you, because ^(BG)I am going there to prepare a place for you. ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, ^(BH)I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that ^(BI)where I am, there you also will be. ⁴And you know the way where I am going.” ⁵^(BJ)Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; how do we know the way?” ⁶Jesus *said to him, “I am ^(BK)the way, and ^(BL)the truth, and ^(BM)the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.

Oneness with the Father

⁷^(BN)If you ^[u]had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you ^(BO)know Him, and have ^(BP)seen Him.”

⁸^(BQ)Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” ⁹Jesus *said to him, “Have I been with ^[v]you for so long a time, and yet ^[w]you have not come to know Me, Philip? ^(BR)The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰Do you not believe that ^(BS)I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? ^(BT)The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works. ¹¹Believe Me that ^(BU)I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise ^(BV)believe because of the works themselves. ¹²Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and ^(BW)greater works than these he will do; because ^(BX)I am going to the Father. ¹³And ^(BY)whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that ^(BZ)the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴If you ask Me anything ^(CA)in My name, I will do it.