John 13 NLT
1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus
knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He
had loved 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,
5and 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?
13You 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.
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!”
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.
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 love each
other.
35 Your love for one another will prove to
the world that you are my disciples.”
36 Simon Peter asked, “Lord, where are you
going?” And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me
later.”
37 “But why can’t I come now, Lord?” he
asked. “I’m ready to die for you.”
38 Jesus answered, “Die for me? I tell you
the truth, Peter—before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three
times that you even know me.
John 14 NLT
1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled.
Trust in God, and trust also in me.
2There is more than enough room in my Father’s
home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a
place for you?
3 When everything is ready, I will come
and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
4 And you know the way to where I am
going.”
5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said.
“We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
7 If you had really known me, you would
know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father,
and we will be satisfied.”
9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all
this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen
me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
10 Don’t you believe that I am in the
Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father
who lives in me does his work through me.
11 Just believe that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me
do.
12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who
believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works,
because I am going to be with the Father.
13 You can ask for anything in my name, and
I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and
I will do it!
15 “If you love me, obey my
commandments.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will
give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into
all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and
doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and
later will be in you.
18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I
will come to you.
19 Soon the world will no longer see me,
but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
20 When I am raised to life again, you will
know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
21 Those who accept my commandments and
obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will
love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other
disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal
yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do
what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with
each of them.
24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey
me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the
Father who sent me.
25 I am telling you these things now while
I am still with you.
26 But when the Father sends the Advocate
as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and
will remind you of everything I have told you.
27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of
mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t
be troubled or afraid.
28 Remember what I told you: I am going
away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be
happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am.
29 I have told you these things before they
happen so that when they do happen, you will believe.
30 “I don’t have much more time to talk to
you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,
31 but I will do what the Father requires
of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be
going.
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