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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 from 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 handed all things over to Him, and that ^(C2)He had come forth from God and was going back to God,^4 (*)got up from supper and ^(*)laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and ^(C1)tied it around Himself.

Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet

¹² Then, 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 for you?¹³ "You call Me ^(C1)'Teacher' and ^(C2)'Lord'; and ^(F1)you are correct, for so I am.¹⁴ "So if I, ^(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, so that you also would do just as I did for you.¹⁶ "Truly, truly I say to you, ^(C1)a slave is not greater than his master, nor is ^(F1)(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 am not speaking about all of you. I know the ones whom I have ^(C2)chosen; but this is happening ^(C3)so 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 happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that ^(C2)I am He.²⁰ "Truly, truly I say to you, ^(C1)the one who ^(F1)receives anyone I send, ^(F1)receives Me; and the one who ^(F1)receives Me ^(F1)receives Him who sent Me."

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

²¹ When Jesus had said these things, He ^(C1)became troubled in spirit, and ^(F1)testified and said, "Truly, truly I say to you that ^(C2)one of you will ^(F2)betray Me."²² The disciples began looking at one another, ^(C1)at a loss to know of which one He was speaking.²³ Lying back on ^(C1)Jesus' chest was one of His disciples, ^(C2)whom Jesus loved.²⁴ So Simon Peter ^(*)nodded to this disciple and ^(*)said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking."²⁵ He then simply ^(C1)leaned back on Jesus' chest and ^(*)said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"²⁶ Jesus then ^(*)answered, "That man 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 After ^(F1)this, ^(C1)Satan then ^(C2)entered him. Therefore Jesus ^(*)said to him, "What you are doing, do it quickly."²⁸ Now none of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him.²⁹ For some were assuming, since Judas ^(C1)kept the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, "Buy the things we need ^(C2)for the feast"; or else, that he was to ^(F1)(C3)give something to the poor.³⁰ So after receiving the piece of bread, he left immediately; and ^(C1)it was night.

³¹ Therefore when he had left, 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 still with you ^(C2)a little longer. ^(C3)You will look for Me; and just as I said to the ^(F1)Jews, now I also say to you: 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'³⁴ "I am giving you a ^(C1)new commandment, ^(C2)that you love one another; ^(C3)just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.³⁵ "^(C1)By this all people 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 am going, 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 ^(*)replied, "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.