John 17-21

New American Standard Bible 1995

The High Priestly Prayer

17 Jesus spoke these things; and ^(A)lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; ^(B)glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, ² even as ^(C)You gave Him authority over all flesh, that ^(D)to ^[a]all whom You have given Him, ^(E)He may give eternal life. ³ This is eternal life, that they may know You, ^(F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom ^(G)You have sent. ^4 (H)I glorified You on the earth, ^[b](I)having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. ⁵ Now, Father, ^(J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had ^(K)with You before the world was.

⁶ “^(L)I have manifested Your name to the men whom ^(M)You gave Me out of the world; they were ^(N)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have ^(O)kept Your word. ⁷ Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; ⁸ for ^(P)the words which You gave Me ^(Q)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that ^(R)I came forth from You, and they believed that ^(S)You sent Me. ^9 (T)I ask on their behalf; ^(U)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom ^(V)You have given Me; for ^(W)they are Yours; ¹⁰ and ^(X)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. ¹¹ I am no longer in the world; and yet ^(Y)they themselves are in the world, and ^(Z)I come to You. ^(AA)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name ^(AB)which You have given Me, that ^(AC)they may be one even as We are. ¹² While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name ^(AD)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and ^(AE)not one of them perished but ^(AF)the ^[c]son of perdition, so that the ^(AG)Scripture would be fulfilled.

The Disciples in the World

¹³ But now ^(AH)I come to You; and ^(AI)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My ^(AJ)joy made full in themselves. ¹⁴ I have given them Your word; and ^(AK)the world has hated them, because ^(AL)they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them ^[d]from ^[e](AM)the evil one. ^16 (AN)They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ^17 (AO)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. ¹⁸ As ^(AP)You sent Me into the world, ^(AQ)I also have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ For their sakes I ^(AR)sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be ^(AS)sanctified ^(AT)in truth.

²⁰ “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; ²¹ that they may all be one; ^(AU)even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, ^(AV)so that the world may ^[f]believe that ^(AW)You sent Me.

Their Future Glory

²² The ^(AX)glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; ^23 (AY)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected ^[g]in unity, so that the world may ^[h]know that ^(AZ)You sent Me, and ^(BA)loved them, even as You have loved Me. ²⁴ Father, I desire that ^(BB)they also, whom You have given Me, ^(BC)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My ^(BD)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before ^(BE)the foundation of the world.

²⁵ “O ^(BF)righteous Father, ^[i]although ^(BG)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that ^(BH)You sent Me; ²⁶ and ^(BI)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that ^(BJ)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Judas Betrays Jesus

18 When Jesus had spoken these words, ^(BK)He went forth with His disciples over ^(BL)the ^[j]ravine of the Kidron, where there was ^(BM)a garden, in which He entered ^[k]with His disciples. ² Now Judas also, who was ^[l]betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had ^(BN)often met there with His disciples. ^3 (BO)Judas then, having received ^(BP)the Roman ^[m]cohort and ^(BQ)officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and ^(BR)torches and weapons. ⁴ So Jesus, ^(BS)knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “^(BT)Whom do you seek?” ⁵ They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. ⁶ So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷ Therefore He again asked them, “^(BU)Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” ⁸ Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,” ⁹ to fulfill the word which He spoke, “^(BV)Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one.” ¹⁰ Simon Peter then, ^(BW)having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. ¹¹ So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; ^(BX)the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”

Jesus before the Priests

^12 (BY)So ^(BZ)the Roman ^[n]cohort and the ^[o]commander and the ^(CA)officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, ¹³ and led Him to ^(CB)Annas first; for he was father-in-law of ^(CC)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴ Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that ^(CD)it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.

^15 (CE)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into ^(CF)the court of the high priest, ^16 (CG)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ^17 (CH)Then the slave-girl who kept the door *said to Peter, “^(CI)You are not also one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸ Now the slaves and the ^(CJ)officers were standing there, having made ^(CK)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(CL)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

^19 (CM)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, “I ^(CN)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(CO)taught in ^[p]synagogues and ^(CP)in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. ²¹ Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; they know what I said.” ²² When He had said this, one of the ^(CQ)officers standing nearby ^(CR)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ^23 (CS)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ^24 (CT)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(CU)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

^25 (CV)Now ^(CW)Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(CX)You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶ One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one ^(CY)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(CZ)the garden with Him?” ²⁷ Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(DA)a rooster crowed.

Jesus before Pilate

^28 (DB)Then they *led Jesus from ^(DC)Caiaphas into ^(DD)the ^[q]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into ^(DE)the ^[r]Praetorium so that ^(DF)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. ^29 (DG)Therefore Pilate went out to them and *said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” ³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.” ³¹ So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death,” ³² to fulfill ^(DH)the word of Jesus which He spoke, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.

³³ Therefore Pilate ^(DI)entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “^(DJ)Are You the King of the Jews?” ³⁴ Jesus answered, “Are you saying this ^[s]on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?” ³⁵ Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what have You done?” ³⁶ Jesus answered, “^(DK)My kingdom ^[t]is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not ^[u]of this realm.” ³⁷ Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “^(DL)You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, ^(DM)to testify to the truth. ^(DN)Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” ³⁸ Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he ^(DO)went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “^(DP)I find no guilt in Him. ^39 (DQ)But you have a custom that I release someone ^[v]for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release ^[w]for you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰ So they cried out again, saying, “^(DR)Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

The Crown of Thorns

19 Pilate then took Jesus and ^[x](DS)scourged Him. ^2 (DT)And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe on Him; ³ and they began to come up to Him and say, “^(DU)Hail, King of the Jews!” and to ^(DV)give Him slaps in the face. ⁴ Pilate ^(DW)came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that ^(DX)I find no guilt in Him.” ⁵ Jesus then came out, ^(DY)wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate *said to them, “Behold, the Man!” ⁶ So when the chief priests and the ^(DZ)officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for ^(EA)I find no guilt in Him.” ⁷ The Jews answered him, “^(EB)We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He ^(EC)made Himself out to be the Son of God.”

⁸ Therefore when Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid; ⁹ and he ^(ED)entered into the ^[y]Praetorium again and *said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But ^(EE)Jesus gave him no answer. ¹⁰ So Pilate *said to Him, “You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?” ¹¹ Jesus answered, “^(EF)You would have no authority ^[z]over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason ^(EG)he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” ¹² As a result of this Pilate ^[aa]made efforts to release Him, but the Jews cried out saying, “^(EH)If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself out to be a king ^[ab]opposes Caesar.”

¹³ Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and ^(EI)sat down on the judgment seat at a place called ^[ac]The Pavement, but ^(EJ)in ^[ad]Hebrew, Gabbatha. ¹⁴ Now it was ^(EK)the day of preparation for the Passover; it was about the ^[ae](EL)sixth hour. And he *said to the Jews, “Behold, ^(EM)your King!” ¹⁵ So they cried out, “^(EN)Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate *said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

The Crucifixion

¹⁶ So he then ^(EO)handed Him over to them to be crucified.

^17 (EP)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[af](EQ)bearing His own cross, to the place called ^(ER)the Place of a Skull, which is called ^(ES)in ^[ag]Hebrew, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(ET)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. ¹⁹ Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “^(EU)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(EV)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” ²⁰ Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(EW)in ^[ah]Hebrew, Latin and in Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘^(EX)The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am ^(EY)King of the Jews.’” ²² Pilate answered, “^(EZ)What I have written I have written.”

²³ Then ^(FA)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ^(FB)four parts, a part to every soldier and also the ^[ai]tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven ^[aj]in one piece. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “^(FC)Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; ^(FD)this was to fulfill the Scripture: “They ^(FE)divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast ^[ak]lots.” ²⁵ Therefore the soldiers did these things.

^(FF)But standing by the cross of Jesus were ^(FG)His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(FH)Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus then saw His mother, and ^(FI)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “^(FJ)Woman, behold, your son!” ²⁷ Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into ^(FK)his own household.

²⁸ After this, Jesus, ^(FL)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ^(FM)to fulfill the Scripture, *said, “^(FN)I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ^(FO)they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. ³⁰ Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “^(FP)It is finished!” And He bowed His head and ^(FQ)gave up His spirit.

Care of the Body of Jesus

³¹ Then the Jews, because it was ^(FR)the day of preparation, so that ^(FS)the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (^[al]for that Sabbath was a ^(FT)high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ³² So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was ^(FU)crucified with Him; ³³ but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. ³⁴ But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ^(FV)blood and water came out. ³⁵ And he who has seen has ^(FW)testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. ³⁶ For these things came to pass ^(FX)to fulfill the Scripture, “^(FY)Not a bone of Him shall be ^[am]broken.” ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, “^(FZ)They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

^38 (GA)After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a ^(GB)secret one for ^(GC)fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. ^39 (GD)Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, ^(GE)bringing a ^[an]mixture of ^(GF)myrrh and aloes, about a ^(GG)hundred ^[ao]pounds weight. ⁴⁰ So they took the body of Jesus and ^(GH)bound it in ^(GI)linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. ⁴¹ Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a ^(GJ)new tomb ^(GK)in which no one had yet been laid. ⁴² Therefore because of the Jewish day of ^(GL)preparation, since the tomb was ^(GM)nearby, they laid Jesus there.

The Empty Tomb

20 ^(GN)Now on the first day of the week ^(GO)Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it *was still dark, and *saw ^(GP)the stone already taken away from the tomb. ² So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other ^(GQ)disciple whom Jesus loved, and *said to them, “^(GR)They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” ^3 (GS)So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. ⁴ The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; ⁵ and ^(GT)stooping and looking in, he *saw the ^(GU)linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. ⁶ And so Simon Peter also *came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he *saw the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷ and ^(GV)the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the ^(GW)linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. ⁸ So the other disciple who ^(GX)had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. ⁹ For as yet ^(GY)they did not understand the Scripture, ^(GZ)that He must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰ So the disciples went away again ^(HA)to their own homes.

^11 (HB)But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she ^(HC)stooped and looked into the tomb; ¹² and she *saw ^(HD)two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. ¹³ And they *said to her, “^(HE)Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because ^(HF)they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” ¹⁴ When she had said this, she turned around and *^(HG)saw Jesus standing there, and ^(HH)did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵ Jesus *said to her, “^(HI)Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” ¹⁶ Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him ^(HJ)in ^[ap]Hebrew, “^(HK)Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). ¹⁷ Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to ^(HL)My brethren and say to them, ‘I ^(HM)ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” ^18 (HN)Mary Magdalene *came, ^(HO)announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.

Jesus among His Disciples

¹⁹ So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for ^(HP)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and *said to them, “^[aq](HQ)Peace be with you.” ²⁰ And when He had said this, ^(HR)He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then ^(HS)rejoiced when they saw the Lord. ²¹ So Jesus said to them again, “^(HT)Peace be with you; ^(HU)as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” ²² And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ^23 (HV)If you forgive the sins of any, their sins ^[ar]have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

²⁴ But ^(HW)Thomas, one of ^(HX)the twelve, called ^[as](HY)Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. ²⁵ So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in ^(HZ)His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, ^(IA)I will not believe.”

^26 [at]After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been ^[au]shut, and stood in their midst and said, “^(IB)Peace be with you.” ²⁷ Then He *said to Thomas, “^(IC)Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” ²⁸ Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” ²⁹ Jesus *said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? ^(ID)Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.”

Why This Gospel Was Written

^30 (IE)Therefore many other ^[av](IF)signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹ but these have been written ^(IG)so that you may believe that Jesus is ^[aw]the Christ, ^(IH)the Son of God; and that ^(II)believing you may have life in His name.

Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee

21 After these things Jesus ^[ax](IJ)manifested Himself ^(IK)again to the disciples at the ^(IL)Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way. ² Simon Peter, and ^(IM)Thomas called ^[ay]Didymus, and ^(IN)Nathanael of ^(IO)Cana in Galilee, and ^(IP)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. ³ Simon Peter *said to them, “I am going fishing.” They *said to him, “We will also come with you.” They went out and got into the boat; and ^(IQ)that night they caught nothing.

⁴ But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not ^(IR)know that it was Jesus. ⁵ So Jesus *said to them, “Children, ^(IS)you do not have ^[az]any fish, do you?” They answered Him, “No.” ⁶ And He said to them, “^(IT)Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. ^7 (IU)Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved *said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about ^[ba]one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.

⁹ So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal ^(IV)fire already laid and ^(IW)fish placed on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus *said to them, “Bring some of the ^(IX)fish which you have now caught.” ¹¹ Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

Jesus Provides

¹² Jesus *said to them, “Come and have ^(IY)breakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus *came and *took ^(IZ)the bread and *gave it to them, and the ^(JA)fish likewise. ¹⁴ This is now the ^(JB)third time that Jesus ^[bb]was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

The Love Motivation

¹⁵ So when they had ^(JC)finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[bc](JD)love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[bd]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend ^(JE)My lambs.” ¹⁶ He *said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[be]love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[bf]love You.” He *said to him, “^(JF)Shepherd My sheep.” ¹⁷ He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[bg]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him ^(JG)the third time, “Do you ^[bh]love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(JH)You know all things; You know that I ^[bi]love You.” Jesus *said to him, “^(JI)Tend My sheep.

Our Times Are in His Hand

¹⁸ Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.” ¹⁹ Now this He said, ^(JJ)signifying by ^(JK)what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He *said to him, “^(JL)Follow Me!”

²⁰ Peter, turning around, *saw the ^(JM)disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had ^(JN)leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” ²¹ So Peter seeing him *said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?” ²² Jesus *said to him, “If I want him to remain ^(JO)until I come, what is that to you? You ^(JP)follow Me!” ²³ Therefore this saying went out among ^(JQ)the brethren that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain ^(JR)until I come, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This is the disciple who ^(JS)is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

²⁵ And there are also ^(JT)many other things which Jesus did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written.