John 13

John 13:1-6

¹Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. ²During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, ³Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God, ⁴arose from supper, and laid aside his outer garments. He took a towel and wrapped a towel around his waist. ⁵Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. ⁶Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”

Before Passover, knowing His hour to depart, Jesus loves His own to the end; during supper He rises, girds a towel, and begins washing the disciples’ feet, coming to Peter.

John 13:7

⁷Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

Jesus tells Peter he does not understand now but will later.

John 13:8

⁸Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

Peter refuses the washing; Jesus says without it Peter has no share with Him.

John 13:9

⁹Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”

Peter asks for hands and head as well as feet.

John 13:10-20

¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.” ¹¹For he knew him who would betray him; therefore he said, “You are not all clean.” ¹²So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? ¹³You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. ¹⁴If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you. ¹⁶Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him. ¹⁷If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. ¹⁸I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’ ¹⁹From now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he. ²⁰Most certainly I tell you, he who receives whomever I send, receives me; and he who receives me, receives him who sent me.”

Jesus says the bathed need only feet washed; not all are clean (Judas); He explains the servant example, blessing on doing it, and the betrayal Scripture; receiving His sent ones is receiving Him and the Father.

John 13:21

²¹When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, “Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me.”

Jesus is troubled in spirit and testifies that one of them will betray Him.

John 13:22-24

²²The disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom he spoke. ²³One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ chest. ²⁴Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”

Disciples look at one another uncertain; Peter signals the beloved disciple to ask who it is.

John 13:25

²⁵He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ chest, asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

Leaning on Jesus’ chest, the beloved disciple asks who the betrayer is.

John 13:26-27

²⁶Jesus therefore answered, “It is he to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

Jesus identifies the betrayer by giving bread to Judas; Satan enters him; Jesus tells him to do quickly what he does.

John 13:28-30

²⁸Now nobody at the table knew why he said this to him. ²⁹For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰Therefore having received that morsel, he went out immediately. It was night.

No one at the table understands the dismissal; Judas takes the bread and goes out—and it was night.

John 13:31-35

³¹When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. ³²If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately. ³³Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come,’ so now I tell you. ³⁴A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another. ³⁵By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

After Judas leaves, Jesus speaks of glory and gives a new commandment: love one another as He loved them, by which all will know they are disciples.

John 13:36

³⁶Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”

Peter asks where Jesus is going.

John 13:37

³⁷Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

Peter says he will lay down his life for Jesus.

John 13:38

³⁸Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won’t crow until you have denied me three times.

Jesus asks if Peter will really die for Him and predicts the rooster will crow after three denials.

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