John 13:1

John 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.

Context of John 13:1

It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;

John 13:1 word by word

Πρὸ δὲ τῆς ἑορτῆς τοῦ πάσχα εἰδὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ἡ ὥρα ἵνα μεταβῇ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, ἀγαπήσας τοὺς ἰδίους τοὺς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰς τέλος ἠγάπησεν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• of the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• was comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he should departμεταβαίνωmetabainō · to departG3327
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• having lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056

Cross-references for John 13:1

• John 6:4The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
• Matthew 26:2“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• Mark 14:1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
• Luke 22:1Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
• John 7:6Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do.
• John 8:20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
• John 11:9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.
• John 12:23Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
• John 17:1After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
• John 18:4Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”
• Matthew 26:45Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
• Luke 9:51As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
• Luke 13:32He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
• Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;
• John 14:28“You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

Commentaries on John 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew, etc. - Or, as some translate, Now Jesus having known, before the feast of the passover, that his hour was come, etc. The supper mentioned in John 13:2; is supposed to have been that on the Thursday evening, when the feast of the passover began; and though, in our common translation, this passage seems to place the supper before that feast, yet, according to the amended translation, what is here said…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The feast of the passover - See the notes at Matthew 26:2, Matthew 26:17. His hour was come - The hour appointed in the purpose of God for him to die, John 12:27. Having loved his own - Having given to them decisive and constant proofs of his love. This was done by his calling them to follow him; by patiently teaching them; by bearing with their errors and weaknesses; and by making them the heralds of his truth and the heirs of eternal life. He loved them…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ washes the disciples' feet. (1-17) The treachery of Judas foretold. (18-30) Christ commands the disciples to love one another. (31-38) Verses 1-17 Our Lord Jesus has a people in the world that are his own; he has purchased them, and paid dear for them, and he has set them apart for himself; they devote themselves to him as a peculiar people. Those whom Christ loves, he loves to the end. Nothing can separate a true believer from the love of Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This section focuses on the sign of the cross, the great climax of the life of Jesus, as well as the time Jesus spent preparing his disciples for it (chapters 13–17). Each event during these important days glorified Jesus. His arrest, trial, death on the cross, and resurrection all bring forth responses of awe. On the cross, Jesus is "lifted up" in glory before the world (12:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father--On these beautiful euphemisms, see on Lu 9:31; Lu 9:51. having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end--The meaning is, that on the very edge of His last sufferings, when it might have been supposed that He would be absorbed in His own awful prospects, He was so far from forgetting "His own," who were to be left struggling "in the…Read the comment

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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