John 13:21-38

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Judas’s Betrayal Predicted

²¹When^(A) Jesus had said this, He was troubled in His spirit^(B) and testified,^(C) “I assure you: One of you will betray Me!”

²²The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about. ²³One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved,^(D) was reclining close beside Jesus.^[a] ²⁴Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about. ²⁵So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶Jesus replied, “He’s the one I give the piece of bread to after I have dipped it.”^(E) When He had dipped the bread,^(F) He gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son.^[b] ²⁷After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan^(G) entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

²⁸None of those reclining at the table knew why He told him this. ²⁹Since Judas^(H) kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,”^(I) or that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰After receiving the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.^(J)

The New Command

³¹When^(K) he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man^(L) is glorified, and God is glorified^(M) in Him.^(N) ³²If God is glorified in Him,^[c] God will also glorify Him in Himself and will glorify Him at once.

³³“Children, I am with you a little while longer.^(O) You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, ‘Where I am going you cannot come,’^(P) so now I tell you.

³⁴“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. ³⁵By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love^(Q) for one another.”