- 1Now 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.
- 2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
- 3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
- 4He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
- 5After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
- 6Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
- 7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
- 8Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
- 9Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
- 10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
- 11For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.
- 12So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
- 13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
- 14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
- 15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
- 16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
- 17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
- 19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
- 20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
- 21When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
- 22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.
- 23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
- 24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
- 25He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
- 26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
- 27And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
- 28Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
- 29For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
- 30He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
- 31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- 32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
- 33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
- 34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
- 35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
- 36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
- 37Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
- 38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
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JOHN 13
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CHAPTER VISUAL
John 13 — Love to the End gathers the chapter’s central movement as Jesus’s identity, authority, mercy, and saving mission are revealed.
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The illustration centers jesus kneels with towel and basin to wash Peter’s feet while the disciples watch. Other events and teachings remain in the chapter text rather than being crowded into one scene.
Scripture basis: John 13:1–38King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
5th Century
Papyrus P93: John 13:15-17
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John 13:15–17
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
9th century
Codex Campianus (GA 021)
Codex Campianus (GA 021) is a 9th century Greek parchment codex preserving the four Gospels with canon tables, portraits, and liturgical paratext.
Matthew 26:26–30 · Mark 14:22–26 · Luke 22:14–23
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
6th century AD
GA 070: A Dispersed Greek-Coptic Gospel Codex
Forty-four surviving leaves of a Greek-Coptic Gospel codex now divided among London, Oxford, Paris, and Vienna and catalogued under several related GA numbers. Shows the Gospels transmitted bilingually in Greek and Coptic and preserves substantial portions of Luke and John.
Luke 24:36–49 · John 10:1–18 · John 13:1–17
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Tenth century AD
Codex Boreelianus (GA 09)
Codex Boreelianus (GA 09) is a distinct physical witness to the material transmission and reception of Scripture, identified by its own shelfmark, date, contents, and custodial history.
Mark 1:1–15 · John 13:21–30
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
about AD 700; overwritten in the ninth century
Fragmentum Mediolanense (VL 24): An Old Latin Foot-Washing Lection
A separately cataloged Latin Gospel witness, VL 24, preserves John 13:3–17 as a lection in a Gallican sacramentary palimpsest and gives material evidence for the many-text history through which Scripture circulated in the Latin-speaking church.
John 13:3–17
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