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wheat is planted in the soil and
dies, it remains alone. But its
death will produce many new
kernels—a plentiful harvest
of new lives. Those who love
their life in this world will lose
it. Those who care nothing for
their life in this world will keep it
for eternity. Anyone who wants
to serve me must follow me,
because my servants must be
where I am. And the Father will
honor anyone who serves me.
“Now my soul is deeply
troubled. Should I pray, ‘Father,
save me from this hour’? But this
is the very reason I came! Father,
bring glory to your name.”
Then a voice spoke from
heaven, saying, “I have already
brought glory to my name, and
I will do so again.” When the
crowd heard the voice, some
thought it was thunder,
while others declared an
angel had spoken to him.
Then Jesus told them, “The
voice was for your benefit,
not mine. The time for judging this world has come,
when Satan, the ruler of this
world, will be cast out. And
when I am lifted up from the
earth, I will draw everyone to
myself.” He said this to indicate
how he was going to die.
The crowd responded, “We
understood from Scripture
that the Messiah would live
forever. How can you say the
Son of Man will die? Just who
is this Son of Man, anyway?”
Jesus replied, “My light
will shine for you just a little
longer. Walk in the light while
you can, so the darkness will
not overtake you. Those who
walk in the darkness cannot
see where they are going. Put
your trust in the light while
there is still time; then you will
become children of the light.”
After saying these things,
Jesus went away and was
hidden from them.
But despite all the miraculous
signs Jesus had done, most of
the people still did not believe in come to leave this world and
him. This is exactly what Isaiah return to his Father. He had
loved his disciples during his
the prophet had predicted:
ministry on earth, and now he
“LORD, who has believed
loved them to the very end. It
our message?
was time for supper, and the
To whom has the LORD
devil had already prompted
revealed his powerful arm?” Judas, son of Simon Iscariot,
to betray Jesus. Jesus knew
But the people couldn’t believe, that the Father had given him
for as Isaiah also said,
authority over everything and
that he had come from God
“The Lord has blinded their eyes and would return to God. So
and hardened their hearts—
he got up from the table, took
so that their eyes cannot see,
off his robe, wrapped a towel
and their hearts cannot
around his waist, and poured
understand,
water into a basin. Then he
and they cannot turn to me
began to wash the disciples’
and have me heal them.”
feet, drying them with the
towel he had around him.
Isaiah was referring to Jesus
When Jesus came to
when he said this, because
Simon Peter, Peter said to
he saw the future and spoke
him, “Lord, are you going
of the Messiah’s glory. Many
to wash my feet?”
people did believe in him,
Jesus replied, “You don’t
however, including some of
understand now what I am
the Jewish leaders. But they
doing, but someday you will.”
wouldn’t admit it for fear that
“No,” Peter protested, “you
the Pharisees would expel
will never ever wash my feet!”
them from the synagogue. For
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash
they loved human praise more
you, you won’t belong to me.”
than the praise of God.
Simon Peter exclaimed,
Jesus shouted to the crowds, “Then wash my hands and
“If you trust me, you are trusting head as well, Lord, not just
my feet!”
not only me, but also God who
Jesus replied, “A person
sent me. For when you see me,
who has bathed all over does
you are seeing the one who
not need to wash, except for
sent me. I have come as a light
the feet, to be entirely clean.
to shine in this dark world, so
And you disciples are clean, but
that all who put their trust in
me will no longer remain in the not all of you.” For Jesus knew
dark. I will not judge those who who would betray him. That is
hear me but don’t obey me, for what he meant when he said,
“Not all of you are clean.”
I have come to save the world
After washing their feet,
and not to judge it. But all who
he put on his robe again and
reject me and my message
sat down and asked, “Do
will be judged on the day of
you understand what I was
judgment by the truth I have
spoken. I don’t speak on my own doing? You call me ‘Teachauthority. The Father who sent er’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are
right, because that’s what
me has commanded me what
I am. And since I, your Lord
to say and how to say it. And
and Teacher, have washed
I know his commands lead to
your feet, you ought to wash
eternal life; so I say whatever
each other’s feet. I have given
the Father tells me to say.”
you an example to follow. Do
Before the Passover celebration, as I have done to you. I tell
Jesus knew that his hour had
you the truth, slaves are not
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