John 13:18–38

¹⁸I’m not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. ⁱBut the Scripture ^jmust be fulfilled: ^kThe one who eats My bread ^lhas raised his heel against Me. ^mn

¹⁹“I am telling you now before it happens, ^oso that when it does happen you will believe ^pthat I am He. ^q20I assure you: Whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and the one who receives ^rMe receives Him who sent Me.”

Judas’s Betrayal Predicted

²¹When ^sJesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit ^tand testified, ^u“I assure you: One of you will betray Me!”

²²The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. ²³One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, ^vwas reclining close beside Jesus. ^w24Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about. ²⁵So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶Jesus replied, “He’s the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it.” ^xWhen He had dipped the bread, ^yHe gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son. ^z27After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan ^aentered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

²⁸None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this. ²⁹Since Judas ^bkept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” ^cor that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night. ^d

The New Command

³¹When ^ehe had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the ^•Son of Man ^fis glorified, and God is glorified ^gin Him. ^h32If God is glorified in Him, ⁱGod will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once.

³³“Children, I am with you a little while longer. ^jYou will look for Me, and just as I told the ^•Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ ^kso now I tell you.

³⁴“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. ³⁵By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love ^lfor one another.”

Peter’s Denials Predicted

³⁶“Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

Jesus answered, “Where I am going ^myou cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

³⁷“Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life ⁿfor You!” ^o

³⁸Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.