Teen Life Application Study Bible - Gospel of John - Flipbook - Page 23
JOHN 13
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This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had
predicted:
“Lord, who has believed our message?
To whom has the Lord revealed his
powerful arm?”*
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But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah
also said,
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“The Lord has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts—
so that their eyes cannot see,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and have me heal them.”*
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Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said
this, because he saw the future and spoke of
the Messiah’s glory. 42Many people did believe
in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear
that the Pharisees would expel them from the
synagogue. 43For they loved human praise more
than the praise of God.
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Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust
me, you are trusting not only me, but also God
who sent me. 45For when you see me, you are
seeing the one who sent me. 46I have come as
a light to shine in this dark world, so that all
who put their trust in me will no longer remain
in the dark. 47I will not judge those who hear
me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save
the world and not to judge it. 48But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the
day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.
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I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father
who sent me has commanded me what to say
and how to say it. 50And I know his commands
lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father
tells me to say.”
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JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES’ FEET
Before the Passover celebration, Jesus
knew that his hour had come to leave this
world and return to his Father. He had loved his
disciples during his ministry on earth, and now
he loved them to the very end.* 2It was time for
supper, and the devil had already prompted
Judas,* son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
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Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come
from God and would return to God. 4So he got
up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped
a towel around his waist, 5and poured water
into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had
around him.
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When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter
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said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?”
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Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now
what I am doing, but someday you will.”
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“No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever
wash my feet!”
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t
belong to me.”
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Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my
hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”
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Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed
all over does not need to wash, except for the
feet,* to be entirely clean. And you disciples
are clean, but not all of you.” 11For Jesus knew
who would betray him. That is what he meant
when he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
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After washing their feet, he put on his
robe again and sat down and asked, “Do
you understand what I was doing? 13You call
me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right,
because that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your
Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you
ought to wash each other’s feet. 15I have given
you an example to follow. Do as I have done to
you. 16I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater
than their master. Nor is the messenger more
important than the one who sends the message. 17Now that you know these things, God
will bless you for doing them.
JESUS PREDICTS HIS BETRAYAL 18“I am not
saying these things to all of you; I know the
ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has
turned against me.’* 19I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe
that I Am the Messiah.* 20I tell you the truth,
anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is
welcoming the Father who sent me.”
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Now Jesus was deeply troubled,* and he
exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will
betray me!”
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The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. 23The disciple
Jesus loved was sitting next to Jesus at the
table.* 24Simon Peter motioned to him to ask,
“Who’s he talking about?” 25So that disciple
leaned over to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who
is it?”
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Jesus responded, “It is the one to whom
I give the bread I dip in the bowl.” And when
12:38 Isa 53:1. 12:40 Isa 6:10. 13:1 Or he showed them the full
extent of his love. 13:2 Or the devil had already intended for Judas.
13:10 Some manuscripts do not include except for the feet.
13:18 Ps 41:9. 13:19 Or that the ‘I Am’ has come; or that I am the
Lord; Greek reads that I am. See Exod 3:14. 13:21 Greek was
troubled in his spirit. 13:23 Greek was reclining on Jesus’ bosom.
The “disciple Jesus loved” was probably John.
