John 13:18-30

International Standard Version

¹⁸ I’m not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: ‘The one who ate bread with me^[a] has turned against me.’^{[b] 19} I’m telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I AM. ²⁰ Truly, I tell all of you^[c] emphatically, the one who receives whomever I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal^(A)

²¹ After saying this, Jesus was deeply troubled in spirit and declared solemnly, “Truly, I tell all of you^[d] emphatically, one of you is going to betray me!” ²² The disciples began looking at one another, completely mystified about whom he was speaking. ²³ One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus kept loving, had been sitting very close to him.

²⁴ So Simon Peter motioned to this man to ask Jesus about whom he was speaking. ²⁵ Leaning forward on Jesus’ chest, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶ Jesus answered, “He is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread after I have dipped it in the dish.”^[e]

Then he took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.^{[f] 27} After he had taken the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus told him, “Do quickly what you are going to do!” ²⁸ Now no one at the table knew why Jesus^[g] said this to him. ²⁹ Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the destitute. ³⁰ So Judas^[h] took the piece of bread, immediately went outside…and it was night.