John 13

1Before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

2And during supper, when the devil had already put it 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 had come from God and was going to God,

4He rises from the supper and lays aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around himself.

5Then he pours water into the washbasin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

6So he comes to Simon Peter. He says to him, “Lord, are you washing my feet?”

7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but you will understand after these things.”

8Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”

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

10Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed has no need except to wash his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all of you.”

11For he knew the one who was betraying him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

12So when he had washed their feet and taken his garments and reclined again, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you?”

13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you speak rightly, for 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, so that just as I have done to you, you also may do.

16Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is an apostle greater than the one who sent him.

17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

18I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled: ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’

19From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I am he.

20Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

21After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”

22The disciples were looking at one another, at a loss about whom he was speaking.

23One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining in Jesus' bosom.

24So Simon Peter motioned to this one to ask who it might be about whom he was speaking.

25So he, leaning back in this way against Jesus' chest, says to him, “Lord, who is it?”

26Jesus answers, “It is he to whom I will dip the piece of bread and give it.” So, having dipped the piece of bread, he gives it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

27And after the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. So Jesus said to him, “What you are doing, do more quickly.”

28But none of those reclining at the table knew why he said this to him.

29For some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

30So after taking the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.

31So when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.”

32If God was glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him at once.

33Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come,’ so now I also say to you.

34A new commandment I give to you: that you love one another. Just as I loved you, you also are to love one another.

35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

36Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you are not able to follow me now, but you will follow later.”

37Peter said to him, “Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

38Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will certainly not crow until you have denied me three times.”