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The Lord's Supper

¹ Now before the Feast of ^(C1)the Passover, Jesus knowing that ^(C2)His hour had come that He would depart out of this world ^(C3)to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them ^(F1)to the end.² And during supper, ^(C1)the devil having already put into the heart of ^(C2)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,³ Jesus, ^(C1)knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that ^(C2)He had come forth from God and was going back to God,^4 (*)got up from supper, and ^(*)laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He ^(C1)tied it around Himself.

Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

¹² So when He had washed their feet, and ^(C1)taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?¹³ "You call Me ^(C1)Teacher and ^(C2)Lord; and ^(F1)you are right, for so I am.¹⁴ "If I then, ^(C1)the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.¹⁵ "For I gave you ^(C1)an example that you also should do as I did to you.¹⁶ "Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C1)a slave is not greater than his master, nor is ^(C2)one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.¹⁷ "If you know these things, you are ^(C1)blessed if you do them.¹⁸ "^(C1)I do not speak about all of you. I know the ones I have ^(C2)chosen; but ^(C3)that the Scripture may be fulfilled, '^(C4)HE WHO EATS MY BREAD HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.'¹⁹ "From now on ^(C1)I am telling you before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe that ^(C2)I am He.²⁰ "Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C1)he who receives anyone I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

²¹ When Jesus had said these things, He ^(C1)became troubled in spirit, and bore witness and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, that ^(C2)one of you will ^(F1)betray Me."²² The disciples began looking at one another, ^(C1)perplexed about whom He ^(*)spoke.²³ There was reclining on ^(C1)Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, ^(C2)whom Jesus loved.²⁴ So Simon Peter ^(*)gestured to him to inquire, "Who is the one of whom He is speaking?"²⁵ He, ^(C1)leaning back thus on Jesus' bosom, ^(*)said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"²⁶ Jesus ^(*)answered, "He is the one for whom I shall dip the piece of bread and give it to him." So when He had dipped the piece of bread, He ^(*)took and ^(*)gave it to Judas, ^(C1)the son of Simon Iscariot.²⁷ And after the piece of bread, ^(C1)Satan then ^(C2)entered into him. Therefore Jesus ^(*)said to him, "What you do, do quickly."²⁸ Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him.²⁹ For some were thinking, because Judas ^(C1)had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, "Buy the things we have need of ^(C2)for the feast"; or else, that he should ^(C3)give something to the poor.³⁰ So after receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And ^(C1)it was night.

³¹ Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus ^(*)said, "Now ^(F1)is ^(C1)the Son of Man ^(C2)glorified, and ^(C3)God ^(F1)is glorified in Him;^32 (F1)if God is glorified in Him, ^(C1)God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.³³ "^(C1)Little children, I am with you ^(C2)a little while longer. ^(C3)You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'³⁴ "A ^(C1)new commandment I give to you, ^(C2)that you love one another, ^(C3)even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.³⁵ "^(C1)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

³⁶ Simon Peter ^(*)said to Him, "Lord, where are You going?" Jesus answered, "^(C1)Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but ^(C2)you will follow later."³⁷ Peter ^(*)said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You right now? ^(C1)I will lay down my life for You."³⁸ Jesus ^(*)answered, "Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C1)a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.