Chapter 13                         

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<		 13:1 Now, before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come, that He would depart [change His abode] out from this world-cosmos {c} towards the Father, having loved His own who were inside the world-cosmos, He loved them into full completion.

2 After supper, knowing that the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon of Iscariot, to betray Him, 3 and knowing that the Father had given all into His hands, that He continuously comes forth from God and goes towards God, 4 Jesus arose from supper and set aside his garments. Then, taking a towel, he wrapped Himself with it. 5 After that, He poured water into the basin, and He began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel He had wrapped around Himself.

6 He came next to Simon Peter, who said to Him, “Lord, You wash my feet?” 7 Jesus said to him, “What I do, you do not consider at present, but you will know later on.” 8 Peter said to Him, “No! You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered Him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part shared with Me.” 9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” • 10 Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed has no such need except to wash the feet, but is wholly and entirely CLEAN. And you all are clean, except not all.” 11 For He knew the one who was betraying Him. For this reason, He said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12 After He had washed their feet and taken back His garments, and, having reclined again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you say rightly, for I am. • 14 If therefore I have washed your feet as your Lord and Teacher, you also are committed to wash one another’s feet.” • 15 For I am giving you a pattern, that just as I do to you, so you also should do. 16 Let it be so, it is so, as I say to you. A servant is not greater than his master, nor an apostle or messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

18 I do not speak about all of you. I am aware of each whom I have selected, but that the Scripture may be fulfilled: ‘The one eating bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me’ (Psalm 41:9). 19 From this moment, I am telling you before it happens, so that you should believe that I am, when it happens. • 20 Let it be so, it is so, as I say to you. The one who receives anyone whom I send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. {d}

21 Having said these things, Jesus was agitated in Spirit, and He testified, “Let it be so, it is so, as I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom He was speaking. 24 One of His disciples was reclining in Jesus’ bosom [e], whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter motioned to him, then, and he told him to ask who it was about whom Jesus was speaking. 25 Having leaned, then, upon the breast of Jesus, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?” [f]

26 Jesus answered, “He it is to whom I will give this piece of bread which I will dip.” Having dipped the morsel of bread, He gave it to Judas, the son of Simon of Iscariot.  27 After Judas received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Therefore, Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” 28 Now, none of those reclining at table was aware of what He meant. 29 For some were thinking that, since Judas had the money bag, Jesus had told him to buy the things needed for the feast or to give something to the poor. 30 After receiving the morsel of bread, Judas went out immediately. It was now night.

31 Then, after Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified inside of Him. • 32 And if God is glorified inside of Him, God will also glorify Him inside of Himself, and will glorify Him immediately. 33 Little children, yet a little while, I am with you. You will seek Me; and, as I said to the Judeans, that where I go you are not able to come, so I also say now to you. • 34 A new commandment [g] I give to you, that you should love one another; just as I have loved you, so you also are committed to love one another. • 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you possess love inside of one another.”

36 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where do You go?” Jesus answered him, “Where I go, you are not able to accompany or travel with Me now; you will travel with Me later, however.” 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why am I not able to accompany you at present? I will give my soul for your sake.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you give your soul for Me? Let it be so, for it as I say to you. The rooster will not crow before you have denied and repudiated Me three times.”
 		  
 
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