13:1 Just before the Passover feast, Jesus knew that his time¹ had come to depart² from this world to the Father. He had loved his own who were in the world, and now he loved them to the very end.³ 13:2 The evening meal⁴ was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart⁵ of Judas Iscariot,⁶ Simon’s son, that he should betray⁷ Jesus.⁸ 13:3 Jesus, because he knew that the Father had handed things over to him,⁹ and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 13:4 got up from the meal, removed¹⁰ his outer clothes,¹¹ took a towel and tied it around himself.¹² 13:5 He poured water into the washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel he had wrapped around himself.¹³

13:6 Then he came to Simon Peter. Peter¹⁴ said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash¹⁵ my feet?” 13:7 Jesus replied,¹⁶ “You do not understand¹⁷ what I am doing now, but you will understand¹⁸ after these things.” 13:8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!”¹⁹ Jesus replied,²⁰ “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”²¹ 13:9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, wash²² not only my feet, but also my hands and my head!” 13:10 Jesus replied,²³ “The one who has bathed needs only to wash his feet,²⁴ but is completely²⁵ clean.²⁶ And you disciples²⁷ are clean, but not every one of you.” 13:11 (For Jesus²⁸ knew the one who was going to betray him. For this reason he said, “Not every one of you is²⁹ clean.”)³⁰

13:12 So when Jesus³¹ had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table³² again and said to them, “Do you understand³³ what I have done for you? 13:13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly,³⁴ for that is what I am³⁵. 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet. 13:15 For I have given you an example:³⁶ you should do just as I have done for you. 13:16 I tell you the solemn truth,³⁷ the slave³⁸ is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger³⁹ greater than the one who sent him. 13:17 If you understand⁴⁰ these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

13:18 “What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,⁴¹ ‘The one who eats my bread⁴² has turned against me.’⁴³ 13:19 I am telling you this now,⁴⁴ before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe⁴⁵ that I am he.⁴⁶ 13:20 I tell you the solemn truth,⁴⁷ whoever accepts⁴⁸ the one I send accepts⁴⁹ me, and whoever accepts⁵⁰ me accepts⁵¹ the one who sent me.”⁵²

13:21 When he had said these things, Jesus was greatly distressed⁵³ in spirit and testified,⁵⁴ “I tell you the solemn truth,⁵⁵ one of you will betray me.”⁵⁶ 13:22 The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed⁵⁷ to know which of them he was talking about. 13:23 One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved,⁵⁸ was at the table⁵⁹ at Jesus’ right in the place of honor.⁶⁰ 13:24 So Simon Peter⁶¹ gestured to this disciple⁶² to ask Jesus⁶³ who it was he was referring to.⁶⁴ 13:25 Then the disciple Jesus loved⁶⁵ leaned back against Jesus’ chest and asked him, “Lord, who is it?” 13:26 Jesus replied,⁶⁶ “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread⁶⁷ after I have dipped it in the dish.”⁶⁸ Then he dipped the piece of bread in the dish⁶⁹ and gave it to Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son. 13:27 And after Judas⁷⁰ took the piece of bread Satan entered into him.⁷¹ Jesus said to him,⁷² “What you are about to do, do quickly.” 13:28 (Now none of those present at the table⁷³ understood⁷⁴ why Jesus⁷⁵ said this to Judas.⁷⁶ 13:29 Some thought because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast,⁷⁷ or to give something to the poor.)⁷⁸ 13:30 Judas⁷⁹ took the piece of bread and went out immediately. (Now it was night.)⁸⁰

13:31 When⁸¹ Judas⁸² had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him. 13:32 If God is glorified in him,⁸³ God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.⁸⁴ 13:33 Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me,⁸⁵ and just as I said to the Jewish authorities,⁸⁶ ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’⁸⁷ now I tell you the same.⁸⁸

13:34 “I give you a new commandment—to love⁸⁹ one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.⁹⁰ 13:35 Everyone⁹¹ will know by this that you are my disciples—if you have love for one another.”

13:36 Simon Peter said to Jesus,⁹² “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,⁹³ “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow later.” 13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”⁹⁴ 13:38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me?⁹⁵ I tell you the solemn truth,⁹⁶ the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!