John 12:20-13:17

New King James Version

The Fruitful Grain of Wheat

²⁰Now there ^(A)were certain Greeks among those ^(B)who came up to worship at the feast. ²¹Then they came to Philip, ^(C)who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

²²Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²³But Jesus answered them, saying, ^(D)“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. ²⁴Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(E)unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much ^[a]grain. ²⁵^(F)He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶If anyone serves Me, let him ^(G)follow Me; and ^(H)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross

²⁷^(I)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? ^(J)But for this purpose I came to this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify Your name.”

^(K)Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

²⁹Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

³⁰Jesus answered and said, ^(L)“This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. ³¹Now is the judgment of this world; now ^(M)the ruler of this world will be cast out. ³²And I, ^(N)if I am ^[b]lifted up from the earth, will draw ^(O)all peoples to Myself.” ³³^(P)This He said, signifying by what death He would die.

³⁴The people answered Him, ^(Q)“We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

³⁵Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer ^(R)the light is with you. ^(S)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; ^(T)he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become ^(U)sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and ^(V)was hidden from them.

Who Has Believed Our Report?

³⁷But although He had done so many ^(W)signs before them, they did not believe in Him, ³⁸that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:

^(X)“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

³⁹Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

⁴⁰“He^(Y) has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
^(Z)Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.”

⁴¹^(AA)These things Isaiah said ^[c]when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

Walk in the Light

⁴²Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but ^(AB)because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ⁴³^(AC)for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

⁴⁴Then Jesus cried out and said, ^(AD)“He who believes in Me, ^(AE)believes not in Me ^(AF)but in Him who sent Me. ⁴⁵And ^(AG)he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. ⁴⁶^(AH)I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. ⁴⁷And if anyone hears My words and does not ^[d]believe, ^(AI)I do not judge him; for ^(AJ)I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. ⁴⁸^(AK)He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—^(AL)the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. ⁴⁹For ^(AM)I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, ^(AN)what I should say and what I should speak. ⁵⁰And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I ^(AO)speak.”

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

13 Now ^(AP)before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that ^(AQ)His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He ^(AR)loved them to the end.

²And ^[e]supper being ended, ^(AS)the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, ³Jesus, knowing ^(AT)that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He ^(AU)had come from God and ^(AV)was going to God, ⁴^(AW)rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. ⁵After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. ⁶Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, ^(AX)“Lord, are You washing my feet?”

⁷Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you ^(AY)do not understand now, ^(AZ)but you will know after this.”

⁸Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”

Jesus answered him, ^(BA)“If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”

⁹Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and ^(BB)you are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹For ^(BC)He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.”

¹²So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you ^[f]know what I have done to you? ¹³^(BD)You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. ¹⁴^(BE)If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, ^(BF)you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵For ^(BG)I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. ¹⁶^(BH)Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. ¹⁷^(BI)If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.