Berean Standard Bible

John 13:1-20

1It wasnowδὲdeG1161just beforeΠρὸProG4253theτῆςtēsG3588Passoverτοῦ πάσχαtou paschaG3588 G3957Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859ὁhoG3588, andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588hourὥραhōraG5610had comeἦλθενēlthenG2064toἵναinaG2443leaveμεταβῇ ἐκmetabēa ekG3327 G1537thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889and 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.

4SoHe got upἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588supperδείπνουdeipnouG1173καὶkaiG2532,laid asideτίθησινtithēsinG5087HisτὰtaG3588outer garmentsἱμάτια,himatiaG2440,andκαὶkaiG2532λαβὼνlabōnG2983wrappedδιέζωσενdiezōsenG1241a towelλέντιονlentionG3012around His waistἑαυτόν.he'autonG1438.

5After thatεἶταeitaG1534,He pouredβάλλειballeiG906waterὕδωρhudōrG5204intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588a basinνιπτῆραniptēraG3537andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to washνίπτεινnipteinG3538theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101’feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532dryἐκμάσσεινekmasseinG1591themwith theτῷtōG3588towelλεντίῳlentiōG3012thatᾧhōG3739wasἦνēnG1510around Himδιεζωσμένος.¶diezōsmenosG1241.

6οὖνounG3767He cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613PeterΠέτρον·PetronG4074,who askedλέγειlegeiG3004HimαὐτῷautōG846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,are You going to washσύ νίπτειςsu nipteisG4771 G3538myG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδας;podasG4228?”

7JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·apekrithē kai eipen autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “YouσὺsuG4771do notοὐκoukG3756realizeG1492nowἄρτι,artiG737whatὃhoG3739IἐγὼegōG1473am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160,butδὲdeG1161laterμετὰ ταῦτα.meta tautaG3326 G3778you will understandγνώσῃgnōsēG1097.”

8“Neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361shall You washνίψῃςnipsēsG3538myG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228εἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588αἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165!”PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074toldλέγειlegeiG3004HimαὐτῷautōG846.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361I washνίψωnipsōG3538youσε,seG4771,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192noοὐκoukG3756partμέροςmerosG3313withμετ᾽met᾽G3326MeG1473.”

9“Then,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,”SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846, “notμὴmēG3361onlyG3440myG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228,butἀλλὰallaG235myτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495andκαὶkaiG2532myτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλήν.¶kephalēnG2776as wellκαὶkaiG2532!”

10ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldΛέγειLegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846, “WhoeverὁhoG3588has already bathedλελουμένοςleloumenosG3068ἔχειecheiG2192οὐκoukG3756needsχρείανchreianG5532onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361to washνίψασθαι,nipsasthaiG3538hisτοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228, andἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἔστινestinG1510he will be completelyὅλος·holosG3650cleanκαθαρὸςkatharosG2513.AndκαὶkaiG2532youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510cleanκαθαροίkatharoiG2513,thoughἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐχὶouchiG3780allπάντες.pantesG3956of you.”

11ForγὰρgarG1063He knewᾔδειēdeiG1492whoτὸνtonG3588would betrayπαραδιδόνταparadidontaG3860Himαὐτόν·autonG846.That is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778He saidεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “NotοὐχὶouchiG3780allπάντεςpantesG3956of youἐστε.¶esteG1510are cleanκαθαροίkatharoiG2513.”

12οὖνounG3767WhenὍτεHoteG3753Jesushad washedἔνιψενenipsenG3538theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532put onἔλαβενelabenG2983HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588outer garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440καὶkaiG2532,He reclined with themἀνέπεσενanepesenG377againπάλιν,palinG3825andaskedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “Do you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097whatτίtiG5101I have doneπεποίηκαpepoiēkaG4160for youὑμῖν;huminG4771?

13YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771callφωνεῖτέphōneiteG5455MeG1473ὁhoG3588TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532rightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573soλέγετε·legeteG3004,becauseγάρ.garG1063I amεἰμὶeimiG1510.

14SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473, yourτοὺςtousG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588Teacherδιδάσκαλος,didaskalosG1320,have washedἔνιψαenipsaG3538yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shouldὀφείλετεopheileteG3784washνίπτεινnipteinG3538τοὺςtousG3588one another’sἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240feetπόδας·podasG4228.

15γὰρgarG1063I have setἔδωκαedōkaG1325youὑμῖν,huminG4771an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμῖνhuminG4771καὶkaiG2532should doἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IἐγὼegōG1473have doneποιῆτε.poiēteG4160for youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771.

16TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,noοὐκoukG3756servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401isἔστινestinG1510greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588masterκυρίουkuriouG2962,norοὐδὲoudeG3761isa messengerἀπόστολοςapostolosG652greater thanμείζωνmeizōnG3173theτοῦtouG3588one whosentπέμψαντοςpempsantosG3992himαὐτόν.autonG846.

17IfεἰeiG1487you knowG1492these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,you will beἐστεesteG1510blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107ifἐὰνeanG1437you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160themαὐτά.autaG846.

18I am not speakingλέγω·legōG3004οὐouG3756aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771;IG1473knowG1492whomτίναςtinasG5101I have chosenἐξελεξάμην·exelexamēnG1586.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235this is toἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇ·plērōthēaG4137theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124: ‘The one whoὁhoG3588sharesτρώγωνtrōgōnG5176MyG1473τὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740has lifted upἐπῆρενepērenG1869hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὴνtēnG3588heelπτέρνανpternanG4418againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909MeG1473.’

19I am tellingλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771Ἀπ᾽Ap᾽G575nowἄρτιartiG737beforeπρὸproG4253τοῦtouG3588it happensγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096,so thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752it comes to passγένηταιgenētaiG1096,you will believeπιστεύσητεpisteusēteG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμι.eimiG1510He.

20TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whoeverὁhoG3588receivesλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983the oneἄν τιναan tinaG302 G5100I sendπέμψω,pempsōG3992receivesλαμβάνει·lambaneiG2983MeG1473,andδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588receivesλαμβάνων,lambanōnG2983MeG1473receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.”

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