John 13:12–38

¹²So when he had washed their feet and taken his outer clothing and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? ¹³You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you speak correctly, for I am. ¹⁴If then I—your^* Lord and Teacher—wash your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵For I have given you an example, that just as I have done for you, you also do. ¹⁶Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.

¹⁸“I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’^{d 19}From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.^{* 20}Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”

Jesus Predicts Judas’ Betrayal

²¹When he^* had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me.” ²²The disciples began looking^* at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking. ²³One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside^e Jesus. ²⁴So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking. ²⁵He leaned back^f accordingly against Jesus’ chest and^* said to him, “Lord, who is it?” ²⁶Jesus replied, “It is he to whom I dip the piece of bread and give it^* to him.” Then after^* dipping the piece of bread, he gave it^*g to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you are doing, do quickly!” ²⁸(Now no one of those reclining at table knew for what reason he said this to him. ²⁹For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Purchase what we need^h for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.) ³⁰So after he^* had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

³¹Then, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. ³²If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately. ³³Children, yet a little time I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I say also to you.”

³⁴“A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another—just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ³⁵By this everyone 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 replied,ⁱ “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” ³⁷Peter said to him, “Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!” ³⁸Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!