John 13; John 14

John 13

1 Before the Festival of Passover, Jesus knew that his time had come to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them fully.

2 Jesus and his disciples were sharing the evening meal. The devil had already provoked Judas, Simon Iscariot's son, to betray Jesus.

3 Jesus knew the Father had given everything into his hands and that he had come from God and was returning to God.

4 So he got up from the table and took off his robes. Picking up a linen towel, he tied it around his waist.

5 Then he poured water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he was wearing.

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 what I'm doing now, but you will understand later."

8 "No!" Peter said. "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus replied, "Unless I wash you, you won't have a place with me."

9 Simon Peter said, "Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!"

10 Jesus responded, "Those who have bathed need only to have their feet washed, because they are completely clean. You disciples are clean, but not every one of you."

11 He knew who would betray him. That's why he said, "Not every one of you is clean."

12 After he washed the disciples' feet, he put on his robes and returned to his place at the table. He said to them, “Do you know what I've done for you?

13 You call me ‘Teacher' and ‘Lord,' and you speak correctly, because I am.

14 If I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you too must wash each other's feet.

15 I have given you an example: Just as I have done, you also must do.

16 I assure you, servants aren't greater than their master, nor are those who are sent greater than the one who sent them.

17 Since you know these things, you will be happy if you do them.

18 I'm not speaking about all of you. I know those whom I've chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, The one who eats my bread has turned against me.

19 "I'm telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I Am.

20 I assure you that whoever receives someone I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me."

21 After he said these things, Jesus was deeply disturbed and testified, "I assure you, one of you will betray me."

22 His disciples looked at each other, confused about which of them he was talking about.

23 One of the disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was at Jesus' side.

24 Simon Peter nodded at him to get him to ask Jesus who he was talking about.

25 Leaning back toward Jesus, this disciple asked, "Lord, who is it?"

26 Jesus answered, "It's the one to whom I will give this piece of bread once I have dipped into the bowl."Then he dipped the piece of bread and gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son.

27 After Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus told him, "What you are about to do, do quickly."

28 No one sitting at the table understood why Jesus said this to him.

29 Some thought that, since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus told him, "Go, buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

30 So when Judas took the bread, he left immediately. And it was night.

31 When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Human One has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify the Human One in himself and will glorify him immediately.

33 Little children, I'm with you for a little while longer. You will look for me—but, just as I told the Jewish leaders, I also tell you now—‘Where I'm going, you can't come.'

34 "I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other.

35 This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other."

36 Simon Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow me now, but you will follow later."

37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I'll give up my life for you."

38 Jesus replied, “Will you give up your life for me? I assure you that you will deny me three times before the rooster crows.

John 14

1 "Don't be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me.

2 My Father's house has room to spare. If that weren't the case, would I have told you that I'm going to prepare a place for you?

3 When I go to prepare a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me so that where I am you will be too.

4 You know the way to the place I'm going."

5 Thomas asked, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

6 Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

7 If you have really known me, you will also know the Father. From now on you know him and have seen him."

8 Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father; that will be enough for us."

9 Jesus replied, “Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been with you all this time? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father'?

10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I have spoken to you I don't speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me does his works.

11 Trust me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

12 I assure you that whoever believes in me will do the works that I do. They will do even greater works than these because I am going to the Father.

13 I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father can be glorified in the Son.

14 When you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.

15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

16 I will ask the Father, and he will send another Companion, who will be with you forever.

17 This Companion is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world can't receive because it neither sees him nor recognizes him. You know him, because he lives with you and will be with you.

18 "I won't leave you as orphans. I will come to you.

19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too.

20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you.

21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them."

22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot) asked, "Lord, why are you about to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?"

23 Jesus answered, “Whoever loves me will keep my word. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

24 Whoever doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word that you hear isn't mine. It is the word of the Father who sent me.

25 “I have spoken these things to you while I am with you.

26 The Companion, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I told you.

27 “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don't be troubled or afraid.

28 You have heard me tell you, ‘I'm going away and returning to you.' If you loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than me.

29 I have told you before it happens so that when it happens you will believe.

30 I won't say much more to you because this world's ruler is coming. He has nothing on me.

31 Rather, he comes so that the world will know that I love the Father and do just as the Father has commanded me. Get up. We're leaving this place.