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John 13:26
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leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who
is it?”
26Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom
I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when
he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas, son of
Simon Iscariot. 27When Judas had eaten
the bread, eSatan entered into him. Then
Jesus told him, “Hurr y and do what you’re
going to do.” 28None of the others at the ta
ble knew what Jesus meant. 29Since Judas
was their treasurer, some thought Jesus was
telling him to go and pay for the food or to
give some money to the poor. 30So Judas left
at once, going out into the night.
33Dear
children, I will be with you only a lit
tle longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders,
you will search for me, but you can’t come
where I am going. 34So now I am giving you a
new commandment: Love each other. Just as
I have loved you, you should love each other.
35Your love for one another will prove to the
world that you are my disciples.”
36Simon Peter asked, “Lord, where are
you going?”
And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me
now, but you will follow me later.”
37“But why can’t I come now, Lord?” he
asked. “I’m ready to die for you.”
38Jesus answered, “Die for me? I tell you
the truth, Peter—before the rooster crows
tomorrow morning, you will deny three
times that you even know me.
Jesus’ Final Farewell (13:31–17:26)
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
John 13:36-38; cp. Matt 26:31-35 // Mark 14:27-31;
cp. Luke 22:31-34
31As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, Jesus, the Way to the Father
“The time has come for the Son of Man to
“Don’t let your fhearts be troubled.
enter into his glory, and God will be glorified
Trust in God, and trust also in me.
because of him. 32And since God receives 2There is more than enough room in my
glory because of the Son, he will give his own Father’s home. If this were not so, would
glory to the Son, and he will do so at once. I have told you that I am going to prepare
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Jesus, to ask the betrayer’s identity. As
he reclined next to Jesus, he leaned over
to Jesus and spoke privately.
13:26 Meals were eaten with flat bread,
which diners would dip into a common bowl. When Jesus gave a morsel
to Judas (cp. Ruth 2:14), the disciples
might have thought Jesus was honoring
him. They did not understand what
was occurring. They even thought that
Judas’s departure (13:29) fulfilled an
official duty for the feast! But Jesus was
signaling to Judas that he understood
Judas’s plan and was not taken by
surprise. Jesus’ knowledge is profound
and complete (see 1:48; 2:25).
13:27 When Satan entered into Judas
(see Luke 22:3), he became an example
of what happens to those who are consumed by the darkness. Satan uses such
people as pawns in a wider struggle
against the light. Hurry and do what
you’re going to do: In issuing this command, Jesus once again showed that
he was in control, not human beings or
Satan (see note on 7:30).
13:28-29 None of the others suspected
that something odd was happening.
Passover evening was one of the only
nights when the city gates were left
open. The night was spent in prayer
and meditation, money was given to
the poor, and provisions were always
needed for this complex meal.
13:30 out into the night: Judas’s departure was emblematic: The darkness had
swallowed him completely (see note on
13:2; cp. 3:19). Jesus, the light of the
world, is the antithesis of the night.
13:31–17:26 The OT and later Jewish
literature include numerous examples
of farewells in which a dying person
offers last words to intimate friends
(see Gen 49:1-27; Deut 31–34; Josh
23–24; 1 Sam 12; 1 Chr 28–29). Such
farewells used a standard form. The
dying person, surrounded by his loved
ones, comforted them and exhorted
them to obey the law. He prayed and
blessed them and often left behind
some writings. In some cases, the departing person passed on his “spirit” to
his followers or his successor (see Num
27:18; Deut 34:9; 2 Kgs 2:9-14). Each
of these elements is present in Jesus’
farewell. This section is often called
the Upper Room Discourse, since the
meal was taken in an “upstairs room”
(Luke 22:39).
13:31 The time has come: Judas’s departure into the night marks a solemn
divide in the plot of the Gospel. Jesus
was left with his intimate friends as the
hour of glory was dawning. This time
was launched by Judas’s betrayal, and it
culminated in the resurrection. Son of
Man is a title Jesus used for himself.
13:32 Several early manuscripts do not
include And since God receives glory
because of the Son.
13:33 Jesus addressed the apostles as
his children, marking the start of his
farewell address.
13:34-35 That the disciples were to love
one another was not a new commandment (see Lev 19:18). However, that
they were to love each other with the
sort of love modeled by Jesus was dra
13:27
Luke 22:3
John 13:2
esatanas (4567)
Acts 5:3
13:29
John 12:6
13:30
Luke 22:53
13:31-32
John 12:23; 17:1, 5
13:33
John 7:33-34; 8:21
13:34
Lev 19:18
Eph 5:2
1 Thes 4:9
1 Pet 1:22
1 Jn 2:8; 3:23; 4:10-11
13:35
1 Jn 3:14; 4:20
13:36-38
//Matt 26:33-35
//Mark 14:29-31
//Luke 22:33-34
13:36
John 21:18
2 Pet 1:14
14:1
fkardia (2588)
Acts 15:9
14:2
Ps 90:1
John 2:16, 19-21; 14:6
matic. Jesus’ love for God was expressed
in perfect obedience (14:31); now this
kind of love was his command—that
disciples express their love for Jesus in
committed obedience.
13:37 Peter claimed to be ready to die
for Jesus, yet his denials are well known
in the synoptic Gospels (Matt 26:3234; Mark 14:27-30; Luke 22:31-34).
Although Peter’s verve and devotion
failed, he was restored (21:15-19).
14:1-31 Jesus provided answers to his
disciples’ many spoken and unspoken
concerns.
14:1 Jesus had himself been troubled
(Greek tarasso) on three occasions
(11:33; 12:27; 13:21). His confidence
in God’s power made it possible for
him to face these crises. Faced with the
upsetting words of 13:33, the disciples
confronted similar feelings. Trust (or
believe, or have faith) in God: Only trusting God would help them through his
hour of death.
14:2 There is more than enough room
in my Father’s home (or There are many
rooms in my Father’s house): God’s
house is the dwelling place where
he resides (Rev 21:9–22:5). The word
translated “room” is related to the
Greek verb meaning “remain, abide,
dwell.” Jesus promises that his followers
will have a place to “dwell” alongside
him, wherever he is. Later, this “dwelling” becomes a place of “indwelling” as
Jesus makes his home in his followers’
hearts through the Spirit (14:23). If
this were not so, would I have told you
that I am going to prepare a place for
