Berean Standard Bible
John 13
1It wasnowδὲdeG1161just beforeΠρὸProG4253theτῆςtēsG3588Passoverτοῦ πάσχαtou paschaG3588G3957Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859ὁhoG3588, andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610had comeἦλθενēlthenG2064toἵναinaG2443leaveμεταβῇ ἐκmetabēa ekG3327G1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and returntoπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962.Having lovedἀγαπήσαςagapēsasG25HisτοὺςtousG3588ownἰδίουςidiousG2398whoτοὺςtousG3588wereinἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,He lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25themαὐτούς.autousG846toεἰςeisG1519thevery endτέλοςtelosG5056.
2καὶkaiG2532The evening mealδείπνουdeipnouG1173was underwayγινομένου,ginomenouG1096, andtheτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235putβεβληκότοςbeblēkotosG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίανkardianG2588of JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455, the sonof SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613IscariotἸσκαριώτου,IskariōtouG2469,toἵναinaG2443betrayG3860JesusαὐτὸνautonG846.
3JesusknewG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962had deliveredἔδωκενedōkenG1325αὐτῷautōG846all thingsπάνταpantaG3956intoεἰςeisG1519HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754He had comeἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532was returningὑπάγει,hupageiG5217toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316.
5After thatεἶταeitaG1534,He pouredβάλλειballeiG906waterὕδωρhudōrG5204intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588a basinνιπτῆραniptēraG3537andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to washνίπτεινnipteinG3538theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101’feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532dryἐκμάσσεινekmasseinG1591themwith theτῷtōG3588towelλεντίῳlentiōG3012thatᾧhōG3739wasἦνēnG1510around Himδιεζωσμένος.¶diezōsmenosG1241.
8“Neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361shall You washνίψῃςnipsēsG3538myG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228εἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588αἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165!”PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074toldλέγειlegeiG3004HimαὐτῷautōG846.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361I washνίψωnipsōG3538youσε,seG4771,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192noοὐκoukG3756partμέροςmerosG3313withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473.”
10ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldΛέγειLegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846, “WhoeverὁhoG3588has already bathedλελουμένοςleloumenosG3068ἔχειecheiG2192οὐκoukG3756needsχρείανchreianG5532onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361to washνίψασθαι,nipsasthaiG3538hisτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228, andἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἔστινestinG1510he will be completelyὅλος·holosG3650cleanκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513.AndκαὶkaiG2532youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510cleanκαθαροίkatharoiG2513,thoughἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐχὶouchiG3780allπάντες.pantesG3956of you.”
12οὖνounG3767WhenὍτεHoteG3753Jesushad washedἔνιψενenipsenG3538theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532put onἔλαβενelabenG2983HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588outer garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440καὶkaiG2532,He reclined with themἀνέπεσενanepesenG377againπάλιν,palinG3825andaskedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036G846, “Do you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097whatτίtiG5101I have doneπεποίηκαpepoiēkaG4160for youὑμῖν;huminG4771?
14SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473, yourτοὺςtousG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588Teacherδιδάσκαλος,didaskalosG1320,have washedἔνιψαenipsaG3538yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shouldὀφείλετεopheileteG3784washνίπτεινnipteinG3538τοὺςtousG3588one another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240feetπόδας·podasG4228.
16TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,noοὐκoukG3756servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401isἔστινestinG1510greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588masterκυρίουkuriouG2962,norοὐδὲoudeG3761isa messengerἀπόστολοςapostolosG652greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173theτοῦtouG3588one whosentπέμψαντοςpempsantosG3992himαὐτόν.autonG846.
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
(Psalm 41:1–13)
18I am not speakingλέγω·legōG3004οὐouG3756aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771;IG1473knowG1492whomτίναςtinasG5101I have chosenἐξελεξάμην·exelexamēnG1586.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235this is toἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇ·plērōthēaG4137theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124: ‘The one whoὁhoG3588sharesτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176MyG1473τὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740has lifted upἐπῆρενepērenG1869hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὴνtēnG3588heelπτέρνανpternanG4418againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909MeG1473.’
20TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whoeverὁhoG3588receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983the oneἄν τιναan tinaG302G5100I sendπέμψω,pempsōG3992receivesλαμβάνει·lambaneiG2983MeG1473,andδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588receivesλαμβάνων,lambanōnG2983MeG1473receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.”
21ὁhoG3588AfterJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisΤαῦταTautaG3778,He became troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532testifiedἐμαρτύρησεν καὶ εἶπεν·emarturēsen kai eipenG3140G2532G2036, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771will betrayπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860MeG1473.”
26G3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611, “It isἐστινestinG1510theἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565oneto whomᾧhōG3739IἐγὼegōG1473καὶkaiG2532giveδώσωdōsōG1325thisτὸtoG3588morselψωμίονpsōmionG5596after I have dippedβάψωbapsōG911it.”ThenοὖνounG3767Heαὐτῷ.autōG846dippedβάψαςbapsasG911theτὸtoG3588morselψωμίονpsōmionG5596andκαὶkaiG2532gaveλαμβάνει δίδωσινlambanei didōsinG2983G1325itto JudasἸούδᾳIoudaG2455sonof SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnosG4613IscariotἸσκαριώτου.IskariōtouG2469.
27And when Judas had takenκαὶ μετὰkai metaG2532G3326theτὸtoG3588morselψωμίον,psōmionG5596τότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588,Satanσατανᾶς.¶satanasG4567enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519himἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565.ThenοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004toαὐτῷautōG846Judas, “WhatὃhoG3739you are about to doποιεῖς,poieisG4160,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160quicklyτάχιον.tachionG5032.”
29SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893JudasἸούδας,IoudasG2455keptεἶχενeichenG2192theτὸtoG3588money bagγλωσσόκομονglōssokomonG1101γὰρgarG1063,someτινὲςtinesG5100thoughtἐδόκουν,edokounG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424was tellingλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846to buyἀγόρασονagorasonG59whatὧνhōnG3739wasἔχομενechomenG2192neededχρείανchreianG5532forεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588feastἑορτήν,he'ortēnG1859,orἢēG2228toἵναinaG2443giveδῷ.dōG1325somethingτιtiG5100to theτοῖςtoisG3588poorπτωχοῖςptōchoisG4434.
Love One Another
(Romans 12:9–13; 1 John 3:11–24)
31οὖνounG3767WhenὍτεHoteG3753Judashad gone outἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “NowνῦνnunG3568theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444is glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316is glorifiedἐδοξάσθηedoxasthēG1392inἐνenG1722Himαὐτῷ,autōG846.
33Little childrenτεκνία,tekniaG5040,I amεἰμι.eimiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771onlyἔτιetiG2089a little while longerμικρὸνmikronG3398.You will look forζητήσετέzētēseteG2212MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I saidεἶπονeiponG2036to theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,soκαὶkaiG2532nowἄρτι.¶artiG737I sayλέγωlegōG3004to youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771ὅτιhotiG3754: ‘WhereὅπουhopouG3699IG1473am goingὑπάγω,hupagōG5217,youὑμῖνhuminG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410comeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064.’
34A newκαινὴνkainēnG2537commandmentἘντολὴνEntolēnG1785I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325youὑμῖνhuminG4771ἵναinaG2443:LoveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240.AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531I have lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsaG25youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,soἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532must loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25one anotherἀλλήλους.allēlousG240.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
(Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31; Luke 22:31–38)
36“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whereποῦpouG4226are You goingὑπάγεις;hupageisG5217?”SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846, “WhereὅπουhopouG3699I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217,you cannotοὐ δύνασαίou dunasaiG3756G1410followἀκολουθῆσαι·akolouthēsaiG190MeG1473nowνῦνnunG3568,butδὲdeG1161you will followἀκολουθήσειςakolouthēseisG190laterG5305.”
37“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962ὁhoG3588,”saidλέγειlegeiG3004PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074αὐτῷautōG846, “whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223G5101can’t Iοὐ δύναμαίou dunamaiG3756G1410followἀκολουθῆσαιakolouthēsaiG190YouσοιsoiG4771nowἄρτι;artiG737?I will lay downθήσω.thēsōG5087myG1473τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228YouσοῦsouG4771.”
38“Will you lay downθήσεις;thēseisG5087yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228MeG1473?”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiG611. “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι·soiG4771, beforeοὐ μὴ ἕωςou mē he'ōsG3756G3361G2193theroosterἀλέκτωρalektōrG220crowsφωνήσῃphōnēsēG5455οὗhouG3739,you will denyἀρνήσῃarnēsēG720MeG1473three timesτρίς.¶trisG5151.
Commentaries on John 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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