John 13-15

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.

¹⁵“^(CB)If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

The Holy Spirit

¹⁶I will ask the Father, and He will give you another ^[x]^(CC)Helper, so that He may be with you forever; ¹⁷the Helper is ^(CD)the Spirit of truth, ^(CE)whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you.

¹⁸“I will not leave you as orphans; ^(CF)I am coming to you. ¹⁹^[y]^(CG)After a little while, ^(CH)the world no longer is going to see Me, but you are going to see Me; ^(CI)because I live, you also will live. ²⁰^(CJ)On that day you will know that ^(CK)I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I in you. ²¹^(CL)The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and ^(CM)the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will ^(CN)reveal Myself to him.” ²²^(CO)Judas (not Iscariot) *said to Him, “Lord, what has happened ^(CP)that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” ²³Jesus answered and said to him, “^(CQ)If anyone loves Me, he will ^(CR)follow My word; and ^(CS)My Father will love him, and We ^(CT)will come to him and make Our dwelling with him. ²⁴The one who does not love Me ^(CU)does not follow My words; and ^(CV)the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.

²⁵“These things I have spoken to you while remaining with you. ²⁶But the ^(CW)Helper, the Holy Spirit ^(CX)whom the Father will send in My name, ^(CY)He will teach you all things, and ^(CZ)remind you of all that I said to you. ²⁷^(DA)Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. ^(DB)^[z]Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor ^[aa]fearful. ²⁸^(DC)You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going away, and ^(DD)I am coming to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced ^[ab]because ^(DE)I am going to the Father, for ^(DF)the Father is greater than I. ²⁹And now ^(DG)I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe. ³⁰I will not speak much more with you, for ^(DH)the ruler of the world is coming, and he has ^[ac]nothing in regard to Me, ³¹but so that the world may know that I love the Father, ^[ad]I do exactly as ^(DI)the Father commanded Me. Get up, ^(DJ)let’s go from here.

Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches

15 “^(DK)I am the true vine, and My Father is the ^(DL)vinedresser. ²Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He ^[ae]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. ³^(DM)You are already ^[af]clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. ⁴^(DN)Remain in Me, ^[ag]and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit ^[ah]of itself ^[ai]but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. ⁵I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him ^[aj]^(DO)bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not remain in Me, he is ^(DP)thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. ⁷If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ^(DQ)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸My ^(DR)Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so ^[ak]^(DS)prove to be My disciples. ⁹Just as ^(DT)the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. ¹⁰^(DU)If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as ^(DV)I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. ¹¹^(DW)These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your ^(DX)joy may be made full.

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

¹²“This is ^(DY)My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. ¹³^(DZ)Greater love has no one than this, that a person will ^(EA)lay down his life for his friends. ¹⁴You are My ^(EB)friends if ^(EC)you do what I command you. ¹⁵No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because ^(ED)all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. ¹⁶^(EE)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and ^(EF)bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that ^(EG)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. ¹⁷This ^(EH)I command you, that you love one another.

Disciples’ Relation to the World

¹⁸“^(EI)If the world hates you, ^[al]you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. ¹⁹If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but ^(EJ)I chose you out of the world, ^(EK)because of this the world hates you. ²⁰Remember the word that I said to you, ‘^(EL)A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, ^(EM)they will persecute you as well; if they ^(EN)followed My word, they will follow yours also. ²¹But all these things they will do to you ^(EO)on account of My name, ^(EP)because they do not know the One who sent Me. ²²^(EQ)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have ^[am]sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³The one who hates Me hates My Father also. ²⁴^(ER)If I had not done among them ^(ES)the works which no one else did, they would not have ^[an]sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. ²⁵But this has happened so that the word that is written in their ^(ET)Law will be fulfilled: ‘^(EU)They hated Me for no reason.’

²⁶“When the ^[ao]^(EV)Helper comes, ^(EW)whom I will send to you from the Father, namely, ^(EX)the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, ^(EY)He will testify about Me, ²⁷and ^[ap]^(EZ)you are testifying as well, because you have been with Me ^(FA)from the beginning.