John 13:30-38

New International Version

³⁰ As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.^(A)

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(B)

³¹ When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man^(C) is glorified^(D) and God is glorified in him.^{(E) 32} If God is glorified in him,^[a] God will glorify the Son in himself,^(F) and will glorify him at once.

³³ “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.^(G)

³⁴ “A new command^(H) I give you: Love one another.^(I) As I have loved you, so you must love one another.^{(J) 35} By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”^(K)

³⁶ Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?”^(L)

Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now,^(M) but you will follow later.”^(N)

³⁷ Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

³⁸ Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!^(O)