John 13 - Good News Translation (GNT)

Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet

13 It was now the day before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. He had always loved those in the world who were his own, and he loved them to the very end.

²Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus.^[a] ³Jesus knew that the Father had given him complete power; he knew that he had come from God and was going to God. ⁴So he rose from the table, took off his outer garment, and tied a towel around his waist. ⁵Then he poured some water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. ⁶He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Are you going to wash my feet, Lord?”

⁷Jesus answered him, “You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later.”

⁸Peter declared, “Never at any time will you wash my feet!”

“If I do not wash your feet,” Jesus answered, “you will no longer be my disciple.”

⁹Simon Peter answered, “Lord, do not wash only my feet, then! Wash my hands and head, too!”

¹⁰Jesus said, “Those who have taken a bath are completely clean and do not have to wash themselves, except for their feet.^[b] All of you are clean—all except one.” (¹¹Jesus already knew who was going to betray him; that is why he said, “All of you, except one, are clean.”)

¹²^(A)After Jesus had washed their feet, he put his outer garment back on and returned to his place at the table. “Do you understand what I have just done to you?” he asked. ¹³“You call me Teacher and Lord, and it is right that you do so, because that is what I am. ¹⁴I, your Lord and Teacher, have just washed your feet. You, then, should wash one another's feet. ¹⁵I have set an example for you, so that you will do just what I have done for you. ¹⁶^(B)I am telling you the truth: no slaves are greater than their master, and no messengers are greater than the one who sent them. ¹⁷Now that you know this truth, how happy you will be if you put it into practice!

¹⁸^(C)“I am not talking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the scripture must come true that says, ‘The man who shared my food turned against me.’ ¹⁹I tell you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe that ‘I Am Who I Am.’ ²⁰^(D)I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal^(E)

²¹After Jesus had said this, he was deeply troubled and declared openly, “I am telling you the truth: one of you is going to betray me.”

²²The disciples looked at one another, completely puzzled about whom he meant. ²³One of the disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was sitting next to Jesus. ²⁴Simon Peter motioned to him and said, “Ask him whom he is talking about.”

²⁵So that disciple moved closer to Jesus' side and asked, “Who is it, Lord?”

²⁶Jesus answered, “I will dip some bread in the sauce and give it to him; he is the man.” So he took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. ²⁷As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Hurry and do what you must!” ²⁸None of the others at the table understood why Jesus said this to him. ²⁹Since Judas was in charge of the money bag, some of the disciples thought that Jesus had told him to go and buy what they needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.

³⁰Judas accepted the bread and went out at once. It was night.

The New Commandment

³¹After Judas had left, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man's glory is revealed; now God's glory is revealed through him. ³²And if God's glory is revealed through him, then God will reveal the glory of the Son of Man in himself, and he will do so at once. ³³^(F)My children, I shall not be with you very much longer. You will look for me; but I tell you now what I told the Jewish authorities, ‘You cannot go where I am going.’ ³⁴^(G)And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. ³⁵If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.”

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial^(H)

³⁶“Where are you going, Lord?” Simon Peter asked him.

“You cannot follow me now where I am going,” answered Jesus; “but later you will follow me.”

³⁷“Lord, why can't I follow you now?” asked Peter. “I am ready to die for you!”

³⁸Jesus answered, “Are you really ready to die for me? I am telling you the truth: before the rooster crows you will say three times that you do not know me.

Footnotes

John 13:2 The Devil … betraying Jesus; or The Devil had already decided that Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, would betray Jesus.
John 13:10 Some manuscripts do not have except for their feet.

Cross references

John 13 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

13 And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who [are] in the world -- to the end he loved them. 2 And supper being come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, ...
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John 13 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

13 But before the feast day of pask Jesus witting, that his hour is come, that he pass from this world to the Father [Jesus witting, for his hour cometh, that he pass over this world to the Father], when he had loved his that were in the world, into the end he loved them. 2 And when the supper was ...
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John 13 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

13 Before the Passover Feast had started, Jesus saw that the time had come for him to leave this world. The time had come for him to go back to his Father. He loved his own people who were in the world. And he loved them the same way right to the end. 2 He and his disciples were eating together. The...
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John 13 - World English Bible (WEB)

13 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to be...
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John 13 - The Voice (VOICE)

13 Before the Passover festival began, Jesus was keenly aware that His hour had come to depart from this world and to return to the Father. From beginning to end, Jesus’ days were marked by His love for His people. 2 Before Jesus and His disciples gathered for dinner, the adversary filled Judas Isc...
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John 13 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Modeling Servanthood13 Now it was just before the feast of Passover. Yeshua knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them until the end.[a] 2 While the seder meal was happening, the devil had already put in the heart of...
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John 13 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet13 [a]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. 2 And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart o...
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John 13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet13 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. 2 And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of J...
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John 13 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

13 Now, before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come (that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world) He loved them to the end. 2 And when supper was done (and the devil had now put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s ...
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John 13 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

Washing the Disciples’ Feet13 It was before the festival of Passover. Jesus knew that his time had come, the time for him to leave this world and go to the father. He had always loved his own people in the world; now he loved them right through to the end. 2 It was supper-time. The devil had already...
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John 13 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet13 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Isc...
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John 13 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

John 13 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

John 13 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet13 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.(A)2 The devil had already decided[a] that Judas son of Simon Iscariot wo...
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John 13 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

Christ washes the disciples’ feet, tells them of Judas the traitor, and commands them to love one another earnestly. 13 Before the feast of 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, to the end he loved them...
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John 13 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet13 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.[a] 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already p...
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John 13 - New Life Version (NLV)

Jesus Washes the Feet of His Followers13 It was before the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left Egypt. Jesus knew the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. He had loved His own who were in the world. He loved them to the end. 2 He and His followers wer...
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John 13 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet13 Now (A)before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that (B)His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He (C)loved them to the end. 2 And [a]supper being ended, (D)the devil having already...
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