Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet
13 NownbeforeotheFeastofthePassover,whenJesusknewthatphishourhadcomeqtodepartoutofthisworldtotheFather,rhavinglovedshisownwhowereintheworld,helovedthemtotheend.2 Duringsupper,whentthedevilhadalreadyputitintotheheartofJudasIscariot,Simon’sson,tobetrayhim,3 Jesus,knowinguthattheFatherhadgivenallthingsintohishands,andthatvhehadcomefromGodandwwasgoingbacktoGod,4 rosefromsupper.Helaidasidehisoutergarments,andtakingatowel,xtieditaroundhiswaist.5 Thenheypouredwaterintoabasinandbegantowashthedisciples’feetandtowipethemwiththetowelthatwaswrappedaroundhim.6 HecametoSimonPeter,whosaidtohim,“Lord,doyouwashmyfeet?”7 zJesusansweredhim,“WhatIamdoingayoudonotunderstandnow,butafterwardyouwillunderstand.”8 bPetersaidtohim,“Youshallneverwashmyfeet.”Jesusansweredhim,c“IfIdonotwashyou,youhavenosharewithme.”9 SimonPetersaidtohim,“Lord,notmyfeetonlybutalsomyhandsandmyhead!”10 Jesussaidtohim,“Theonewhohasbatheddoesnotneedtowash,dexceptforhisfeet,1butiscompletelyclean.Andeyou2areclean,fbutnoteveryoneofyou.”11 gForheknewwhowastobetrayhim;thatwaswhyhesaid,“Notallofyouareclean.”
12 Whenhehadwashedtheirfeetandhputonhisoutergarmentsandresumedhisplace,hesaidtothem,i“DoyouunderstandwhatIhavedonetoyou?13 jYoucallmekTeacherandLord,andyouareright,forsoIam.14 IfIthen,yourLordandTeacher,havewashedyourfeet,lyoualsooughttowashoneanother’sfeet.15 ForIhavegivenyouanexample,mthatyoualsoshoulddojustasIhavedonetoyou.16 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,naservant3isnotgreaterthanhismaster,norisamessengergreaterthantheonewhosenthim.17 Ifyouknowthesethings,oblessedareyouifyoudothem.18 pIamnotspeakingofallofyou;IknowqwhomIhavechosen.ButrtheScripturewillbefulfilled,4s‘Hewhoatemybreadhasliftedhisheelagainstme.’19 tIamtellingyouthisnow,beforeittakesplace,thatwhenitdoestakeplaceyoumaybelievethatIamhe.20 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,uwhoeverreceivestheoneIsendreceivesme,andwhoeverreceivesmereceivestheonewhosentme.”
One of You Will Betray Me
21 Aftersayingthesethings,vJesuswastroubledinhisspirit,andtestified,w“Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,xoneofyouwillbetrayme.”22 yThediscipleslookedatoneanother,uncertainofwhomhespoke.23 zOneofhisdisciples,whomJesusloved,wasrecliningattableaatJesus’side,524 soSimonPetermotionedtohimtoaskJesus6ofwhomhewasspeaking.25 bSothatdisciple,cleaningbackagainstJesus,saidtohim,“Lord,whoisit?”26 Jesusanswered,d“ItishetowhomIwillgivethismorselofbreadewhenIhavedippedit.”Sowhenhehaddippedthemorsel,fhegaveittoJudas,gthesonofSimonIscariot.27 Thenafterhehadtakenthemorsel,hSatanenteredintohim.Jesussaidtohim,i“Whatyouaregoingtodo,doquickly.”28 Nownooneatthetableknewwhyhesaidthistohim.29 Somethoughtthat,jbecauseJudashadthemoneybag,Jesuswastellinghim,“Buywhatweneedkforthefeast,”orthatheshouldlgivesomethingtothepoor.30 So,afterreceivingthemorselofbread,heimmediatelywentout.mAnditwasnight.
A New Commandment
31 Whenhehadgoneout,Jesussaid,n“NowistheSonofManglorified,andoGodisglorifiedinhim.32 IfGodisglorifiedinhim,pGodwillalsoglorifyhiminhimself,andqglorifyhimatonce.33 Littlechildren,ryetalittlewhileIamwithyou.Youwillseekme,andjustsasIsaidtotheJews,sonowIalsosaytoyou,‘WhereIamgoingyoucannotcome.’34 tAnewcommandmentuIgivetoyou,vthatyouloveoneanother:wjustasIhavelovedyou,youalsoaretoloveoneanother.35 xBythisallpeoplewillknowthatyouaremydisciples,ifyouhaveloveforoneanother.”
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
36 SimonPetersaidtohim,“Lord,whereareyougoing?”yJesusansweredhim,“WhereIamgoingzyoucannotfollowmenow,abutyouwillfollowafterward.”37 bPetersaidtohim,“Lord,whycanInotfollowyounow?Iwilllaydownmylifeforyou.”38 Jesusanswered,“Willyoulaydownyourlifeforme?Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,ctheroosterwillnotcrowtillyouhavedeniedmethreetimes.
I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life
14 d“Letnotyourheartsbetroubled.eBelieveinGod;1believealsoinme.2 InfmyFather’shousearemanyrooms.Ifitwerenotso,wouldIhavetoldyouthatgIgotoprepareaplaceforyou?23 AndifIgoandprepareaplaceforyou,Iwillcomeagainandwilltakeyouhtomyself,thatiwhereIamyoumaybealso.4 AndyouknowthewaytowhereIamgoing.”35 jThomassaidtohim,“Lord,kwedonotknowwhereyouaregoing.Howcanweknowtheway?”6 Jesussaidtohim,“Iamltheway,andmthetruth,andnthelife.NoonecomestotheFatherexceptthroughme.7 oIfyouhadknownme,youwouldhavepknownmyFatheralso.4Fromnowonyoudoknowhimandqhaveseenhim.”
8 rPhilipsaidtohim,“Lord,sshowustheFather,anditisenoughforus.”9 Jesussaidtohim,“HaveIbeenwithyousolong,andyoustilldonotknowme,Philip?tWhoeverhasseenmehasseentheFather.Howcanyousay,‘ShowustheFather’?10 DoyounotbelievethatuIamintheFatherandtheFatherisinme?ThewordsthatIsaytoyouvIdonotspeakonmyownauthority,buttheFatherwhodwellsinmedoeshisworks.11 BelievemethatuIamintheFatherandtheFatherisinme,orelsewbelieveonaccountoftheworksthemselves.
12 “Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,xwhoeverbelievesinmewillalsodotheworksthatIdo;andgreaterworksthanthesewillhedo,becauseIyamgoingtotheFather.13 zWhateveryouaskinmyname,thisIwilldo,thatatheFathermaybeglorifiedintheSon.14 zIfyouaskme5anythinginmyname,Iwilldoit.
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 b“Ifyouloveme,youwillckeepmycommandments.16 AndIwillasktheFather,andhewillgiveyouanotherdHelper,6tobewithyouforever,17 evenetheSpiritoftruth,fwhomtheworldcannotreceive,becauseitneitherseeshimnorknowshim.Youknowhim,forhedwellswithyouandgwillbe7inyou.
18 “Iwillnotleaveyouasorphans;hIwillcometoyou.19 iYetalittlewhileandtheworldwillseemenomore,butjyouwillseeme.kBecauseIlive,youalsowilllive.20 lInthatdayyouwillknowthatmIaminmyFather,andnyouinme,andoIinyou.21 pWhoeverhasmycommandmentsandqkeepsthem,heitiswholovesme.AndrhewholovesmeswillbelovedbymyFather,andIwilllovehimandtmanifestmyselftohim.”22 uJudas(notIscariot)saidtohim,“Lord,howisitvthatyouwillmanifestyourselftous,andnottotheworld?”23 Jesusansweredhim,w“Ifanyonelovesme,hewillkeepmyword,andmyFatherwilllovehim,andxwewillcometohimandymakeourhomewithhim.24 Whoeverdoesnotlovemedoesnotkeepmywords.AndzthewordthatyouhearisnotminebuttheFather’swhosentme.
25 “ThesethingsIhavespokentoyouwhileIamstillwithyou.26 ButtheaHelper,theHolySpirit,bwhomtheFatherwillsendinmyname,chewillteachyouallthingsanddbringtoyourremembranceallthatIhavesaidtoyou.27 ePeaceIleavewithyou;fmypeaceIgivetoyou.NotastheworldgivesdoIgivetoyou.gLetnotyourheartsbetroubled,neitherhletthembeafraid.28 iYouheardmesaytoyou,j‘Iamgoingaway,andIwillcometoyou.’Ifyoulovedme,youwouldhaverejoiced,becauseIkamgoingtotheFather,forltheFatherisgreaterthanI.29 AndmnowIhavetoldyoubeforeittakesplace,sothatwhenitdoestakeplaceyoumaybelieve.30 Iwillnolongertalkmuchwithyou,forntherulerofthisworldiscoming.oHehasnoclaimonme,31 butIdopastheFatherhascommandedme,qsothattheworldmayknowthatIlovetheFather.Rise,letusgofromhere.
I Am the True Vine
15 “Iamthertruevine,andmyFatherissthevinedresser.2 tEverybranchinmethatdoesnotbearfruituhetakesaway,andeverybranchthatdoesbearfruitheprunes,vthatitmaybearmorefruit.3 AlreadywyouarecleanxbecauseofthewordthatIhavespokentoyou.4 yAbidezinme,andIinyou.Asthebranchcannotbearfruitbyitself,unlessitabidesinthevine,neithercanyou,unlessyouabideinme.5 Iamthevine;ayouarethebranches.WhoeverabidesinmeandIinhim,heitisthatbbearsmuchfruit,forapartfrommeyoucandonothing.6 Ifanyonedoesnotabideinme,cheisthrownawaylikeabranchandwithers;dandthebranchesaregathered,thrownintothefire,andburned.7 Ifeyouabideinme,andmywordsabideinyou,faskwhateveryouwish,anditwillbedoneforyou.8 gBythismyFatherisglorified,thatyouhbearmuchfruitandsoprovetobemydisciples.9 iAstheFatherhaslovedme,jsohaveIlovedyou.Abideinmylove.10 kIfyoukeepmycommandments,youwillabideinmylove,justaslIhavekeptmmyFather’scommandmentsandabideinhislove.11 ThesethingsIhavespokentoyou,nthatmyjoymaybeinyou,andthatoyourjoymaybefull.
12 p“Thisismycommandment,thatyouloveoneanotherasIhavelovedyou.13 qGreaterlovehasnoonethanthis,rthatsomeonelaydownhislifeforhisfriends.14 YouaresmyfriendstifyoudowhatIcommandyou.15 uNolongerdoIcallyouservants,1fortheservantwdoesnotknowwhathismasterisdoing;butIhavecalledyoufriends,forxallthatIhaveheardfrommyFatheryIhavemadeknowntoyou.16 Youdidnotchooseme,butzIchoseyouandappointedyouthatyoushouldgoandabearfruitandthatyourfruitshouldabide,sothatbwhateveryouasktheFatherinmyname,hemaygiveittoyou.17 ThesethingsIcommandyou,csothatyouwillloveoneanother.
The Hatred of the World
18 d“Iftheworldhatesyou,knowthatithashatedmebeforeithatedyou.19 eIfyouwereoftheworld,theworldwouldloveyouasitsown;butbecausefyouarenotoftheworld,butIchoseyououtoftheworld,thereforetheworldhatesyou.20 RememberthewordthatIsaidtoyou:g‘Aservantisnotgreaterthanhismaster.’Iftheypersecutedme,htheywillalsopersecuteyou.iIftheykeptmyword,theywillalsokeepyours.21 Butjallthesethingstheywilldotoyoukonaccountofmyname,lbecausetheydonotknowhimwhosentme.22 IfIhadnotcomeandspokentothem,mtheywouldnothavebeenguiltyofsin,2butnowtheyhavenoexcusefortheirsin.23 nWhoeverhatesmehatesmyFatheralso.24 oIfIhadnotdoneamongthemtheworksthatnooneelsedid,mtheywouldnotbeguiltyofsin,butnowtheyhavepseenandhatedbothmeandmyFather.25 ButqthewordthatiswrittenintheirLawmustbefulfilled:r‘Theyhatedmewithoutacause.’
26 “ButswhentheHelpercomes,whomIwillsendtoyoufromtheFather,theSpiritoftruth,whoproceedsfromtheFather,thewillbearwitnessaboutme.27 Anduyoualsowillbearwitness,vbecauseyouhavebeenwithmewfromthebeginning.
16 “Ihavesaidallthesethingstoyoutokeepyoufromfallingaway.2 xTheywillputyououtofthesynagogues.Indeed,ythehouriscomingwhenzwhoeverkillsyouwillthinkheisofferingservicetoGod.3 AndtheywilldothesethingsabecausetheyhavenotknowntheFather,norme.4 ButbIhavesaidthesethingstoyou,thatwhenctheirhourcomesyoumayrememberthatItoldthemtoyou.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
“Ididnotsaythesethingstoyoufromthebeginning,dbecauseIwaswithyou.5 ButnoweIamgoingtohimwhosentme,andfnoneofyouasksme,‘Whereareyougoing?’6 ButbecauseIhavesaidthesethingstoyou,gsorrowhasfilledyourheart.7 Nevertheless,Itellyouthetruth:itistoyouradvantagethatIgoaway,forhifIdonotgoaway,itheHelperwillnotcometoyou.ButjifkIgo,lIwillsendhimtoyou.8 mAndwhenhecomes,hewillnconvicttheworldconcerningsinandrighteousnessandjudgment:9 concerningsin,obecausetheydonotbelieveinme;10 pconcerningrighteousness,qbecauseIgototheFather,andyouwillseemenolonger;11 rconcerningjudgment,becausetherulerofthisworldsisjudged.
12 “Istillhavemanythingstosaytoyou,butyoucannotbearthemnow.13 WhenttheSpiritoftruthcomes,uhewillvguideyouintoallthetruth,forhewillnotspeakonhisownauthority,butwwhateverhehearshewillspeak,andhewilldeclaretoyouthethingsthataretocome.14 Hewillxglorifyme,forhewilltakewhatismineanddeclareittoyou.15 yAllthattheFatherhasismine;zthereforeIsaidthathewilltakewhatismineanddeclareittoyou.
Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
16 a“Alittlewhile,andyouwillseemenolonger;andbagainalittlewhile,andyouwillseeme.”17 Socsomeofhisdisciplessaidtooneanother,“Whatisthisthathesaystous,d‘Alittlewhile,andyouwillnotseeme,andagainalittlewhile,andyouwillseeme’;and,e‘becauseIamgoingtotheFather’?”18 Sotheyweresaying,“Whatdoeshemeanby‘alittlewhile’?fWedonotknowwhatheistalkingabout.”19 gJesusknewthattheywantedtoaskhim,sohesaidtothem,“Isthiswhatyouareaskingyourselves,whatImeantbysaying,‘Alittlewhileandyouwillnotseeme,andagainalittlewhileandyouwillseeme’?20 Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,hyouwillweepandlament,butitheworldwillrejoice.Youwillbesorrowful,butjyoursorrowwillturnintojoy.21 kWhenawomanisgivingbirth,shehassorrowbecauseherhourhascome,butwhenshehasdeliveredthebaby,shenolongerrememberstheanguish,forjoythatahumanbeinghasbeenbornintotheworld.22 lSoalsoyouhavesorrownow,butmIwillseeyouagain,andnyourheartswillrejoice,andnoonewilltakeyourjoyfromyou.23 oInthatdayyouwillpasknothingofme.Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,qwhateveryouaskoftheFatherinmyname,rhewillgiveittoyou.24 Untilnowyouhaveaskednothinginmyname.sAsk,andyouwillreceive,tthatyourjoymaybefull.
I Have Overcome the World
25 “Ihavesaidthesethingstoyouinfiguresofspeech.uThehouriscomingwhenIwillnolongerspeaktoyouinfiguresofspeechbutwilltellyouplainlyabouttheFather.26 Inthatdayyouwillaskinmyname,andIdonotsaytoyouthatIwillasktheFatheronyourbehalf;27 vfortheFatherhimselflovesyou,becausewyouhavelovedmeandxhavebelievedthatIcamefromGod.128 yIcamefromtheFatherandhavecomeintotheworld,andnowzIamleavingtheworldandgoingtotheFather.”
29 Hisdisciplessaid,“Ah,nowyouarespeakingplainlyandnotausingfigurativespeech!30 Nowweknowthatbyouknowallthingsanddonotneedanyonetoquestionyou;thisiswhywebelievethatcyoucamefromGod.”31 Jesusansweredthem,“Doyounowbelieve?32 Behold,dthehouriscoming,indeedithascome,wheneyouwillbescattered,eachtohisownhome,andfwillleavemealone.gYetIamnotalone,fortheFatheriswithme.33 Ihavesaidthesethingstoyou,thathinmeyoumayhavepeace.iIntheworldyouwillhavejtribulation.Butktakeheart;lIhaveovercometheworld.”
The High Priestly Prayer
17 WhenJesushadspokenthesewords,mhelifteduphiseyestoheaven,andsaid,“Father,nthehourhascome;oglorifyyourSonthattheSonmaypglorifyyou,2 sinceqyouhavegivenhimauthorityoverallflesh,rtogiveeternallifetoallswhomyouhavegivenhim.3 tAndthisiseternallife,uthattheyknowyou,vtheonlywtrueGod,andxJesusChristwhomyouhavesent.4 Iyglorifiedyouonearth,zhavingaccomplishedtheworkthatyougavemetodo.5 Andnow,Father,aglorifymeinyourownpresencewiththeglorybthatIhadwithyoucbeforetheworldexisted.
6 d“Ihavemanifestedyournametothepeopleewhomyougavemeoutoftheworld.fYourstheywere,andyougavethemtome,andtheyhavekeptyourword.7 Nowtheyknowthateverythingfthatyouhavegivenmeisfromyou.8 ForIhavegiventhemgthewordsthatyougaveme,andtheyhavereceivedthemandhavecometoknowintruththathIcamefromyou;anditheyhavebelievedthatyousentme.9 Iamprayingforthem.jIamnotprayingfortheworldbutforthosekwhomyouhavegivenme,forltheyareyours.10 mAllmineareyours,andyoursaremine,andnIamglorifiedinthem.11 AndIamnolongerintheworld,butotheyareintheworld,andpIamcomingtoyou.qHolyFather,rkeeptheminyourname,swhichyouhavegivenme,tthattheymaybeone,uevenasweareone.12 vWhileIwaswiththem,Ikepttheminyourname,whichyouhavegivenme.Ihavewguardedthem,andxnotoneofthemhasbeenlostexceptythesonofdestruction,zthattheScripturemightbefulfilled.13 ButnowaIamcomingtoyou,andthesethingsIspeakintheworld,thattheymayhavebmyjoyfulfilledinthemselves.14 cIhavegiventhemyourword,anddtheworldhashatedthemebecausetheyarenotoftheworld,fjustasIamnotoftheworld.15 Igdonotaskthatyouhtakethemoutoftheworld,butthatyouikeepthemfromjtheevilone.116 kTheyarenotoftheworld,justasIamnotoftheworld.17 lSanctifythem2inthetruth;myourwordistruth.18 nAsyousentmeintotheworld,soIhavesentthemintotheworld.19 AndofortheirsakepIconsecratemyself,3thattheyalsoqmaybesanctified4intruth.
20 “Idonotraskfortheseonly,butalsoforthoseswhowillbelieveinmethroughtheirword,21 tthattheymayallbeone,justasyou,Father,areinme,andIinyou,thatutheyalsomaybeinvus,sothattheworldwmaybelievethatyouhavesentme.22 xTheglorythatyouhavegivenmeyIhavegiventothem,tthattheymaybeoneevenasweareone,23 zIinthemandyouinme,athattheymaybecomeperfectlyone,bsothattheworldmayknowthatyousentmeandclovedthemevenasdyoulovedme.24 Father,Idesirethattheyalso,whomyouhavegivenme,maybeewithmefwhereIam,gtoseemyglorythatyouhavegivenmebecauseyoulovedmehbeforethefoundationoftheworld.25 iOrighteousFather,eventhoughjtheworlddoesnotknowyou,Iknowyou,andtheseknowthatyouhavesentme.26 kImadeknowntothemyourname,andIwillcontinuetomakeitknown,thatthelovelwithwhichyouhavelovedmemaybeinthem,andmIinthem.”

