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JOHN 13
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his disciples during his ministry on earth, and
now he loved them to the very end.* 2 It was time
for supper, and the devil had already prompted
Judas,* son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come
from God and would return to God. 4 So he got
up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped
a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water
into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had
around him.
6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said
to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now
what I am doing, but someday you will.”
8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever
wash my feet!”
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t
belong to me.”
9 Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my
hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”
10 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.” 11 For Jesus knew who
would betray him. That is what he meant when
he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe
again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? 13 You 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. 15 I have given you an example to follow. Do
as I have done to you. 16 I tell you the truth, slaves
are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends
the message. 17 Now 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.’* 19 I tell you this
beforehand, so that when it happens you will
believe that I Am the Messiah.* 20 I tell you the
truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is
welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me
is welcoming the Father who sent me.”
21 Now Jesus was deeply troubled,* and he
exclaimed, “I tell you the truth, one of you will
betray me!”
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. 13:31 “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.
22 The disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he could mean. 23 The disciple Jesus
loved was sitting next to Jesus at the table.* 24 Simon Peter motioned to him to ask, “Who’s he
talking about?” 25 So that disciple leaned over
to Jesus and asked, “Lord, who is it?”
26 Jesus 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. 27 When Judas had eaten the
bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told
him, “Hurry and do what you’re going to do.”
28 None of the others at the table knew what
Jesus meant. 29 Since 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. 30 So Judas left at once, going out into
the night.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said,
“The time has come for the Son of Man* to enter
into his glory, and God will be glorified because
of him. 32 And since God receives glory because
of the Son,* he will give his own glory to the
Son, and he will do so at once. 33 Dear children,
I will be with you only a little longer. And as I
told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me,
but you can’t come where I am going. 34 So now
I am giving you a new commandment: Love
each other. Just as I have loved you, you should
• Serving
JOHN 13:1-17
Can you imagine the shape those feet
were in that night? Gnarled from years
of tramping over the pitted paths and
rocky terrain of Palestine; grimy with a
blend of dust, mud, and sweat from a
day of walking in sandals; some of them
unsightly just because they were big, flat
fishermen’s feet. Yet Jesus washed every
one of them. It was normally the job of a
slave or servant, offered in hospitality to
guests. No one, after all, would volunteer
for such a distasteful duty. Or would
they? Jesus, the glorious incarnate Son
of God, who could claim the kingdoms of
the world with a snap of his fingers, got
up, took a towel, and taught us how to
serve. So often we agree to serve only if
asked repeatedly or if there is some kind
of perk in it for us. Jesus shows us that
no service is too inconvenient, too mundane, or too unpleasant when we understand who it is we are serving. Whose
feet could you wash by being willing to
serve today?