John 13:18-14:31

New King James Version

Jesus Identifies His Betrayer^(A)

¹⁸ “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the ^(B)Scripture may be fulfilled, ^(C)‘He who eats ^[a]bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’ ^19 (D)Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He. ^20 (E)Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

^21 (F)When Jesus had said these things, ^(G)He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(H)one of you will betray Me.” ²² Then the disciples looked at one another, perplexed about whom He spoke.

²³ Now ^(I)there was ^[b]leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. ²⁴ Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom He spoke.

²⁵ Then, leaning ^[c]back on Jesus’ breast, he said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

²⁶ Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.” And having dipped the bread, He gave it to ^(J)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ^27 (K)Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” ²⁸ But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. ²⁹ For some thought, because ^(L)Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

³⁰ Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.

The New Commandment

³¹ So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, ^(M)“Now the Son of Man is glorified, and ^(N)God is glorified in Him. ³² If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and ^(O)glorify Him immediately. ³³ Little children, I shall be with you a ^(P)little while longer. You will seek Me; ^(Q)and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. ^34 (R)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ^35 (S)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

³⁶ Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?”

Jesus answered him, “Where I ^(T)am going you cannot follow Me now, but ^(U)you shall follow Me afterward.”

³⁷ Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You now? I will ^(V)lay down my life for Your sake.”

³⁸ Jesus answered him, “Will you lay down your life for My sake? Most assuredly, I say to you, the rooster shall not ^(W)crow till you have denied Me three times.

The Way, the Truth, and the Life

14 “Let ^(X)not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. ² In My Father’s house are many ^[d]mansions; if it were not so, ^[e]I would have told you. ^(Y)I go to prepare a place for you. ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, ^(Z)I will come again and receive you to Myself; that ^(AA)where I am, there you may be also. ⁴ And where I go you know, and the way you know.”

^5 (AB)Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”

⁶ Jesus said to him, “I am ^(AC)the way, ^(AD)the truth, and ^(AE)the life. ^(AF)No one comes to the Father ^(AG)except through Me.

The Father Revealed

^7 (AH)“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”

⁸ Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”

⁹ Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? ^(AI)He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? ¹⁰ Do you not believe that ^(AJ)I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you ^(AK)I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. ¹¹ Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, ^(AL)or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

The Answered Prayer

^12 (AM)“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. ^13 (AN)And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be ^(AO)glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ^[f]ask anything in My name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises Another Helper

^15 (AP)“If you love Me, ^[g]keep My commandments. ¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and ^(AQ)He will give you another ^[h]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— ^17 (AR)the Spirit of truth, ^(AS)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you ^(AT)and will be in you. ^18 (AU)I will not leave you orphans; ^(AV)I will come to you.

Indwelling of the Father and the Son

¹⁹ “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but ^(AW)you will see Me. ^(AX)Because I live, you will live also. ²⁰ At that day you will know that ^(AY)I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. ^21 (AZ)He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and ^[i]manifest Myself to him.”

^22 (BA)Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, ^(BB)and We will come to him and make Our home with him. ²⁴ He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and ^(BC)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

The Gift of His Peace

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. ²⁶ But ^(BD)the ^[j]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^(BE)send in My name, ^(BF)He will teach you all things, and bring to your ^(BG)remembrance all things that I said to you. ^27 (BH)Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ²⁸ You have heard Me ^(BI)say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because ^[k]I said, ^(BJ)‘I am going to the Father,’ for ^(BK)My Father is greater than I.

²⁹ “And ^(BL)now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. ³⁰ I will no longer talk much with you, ^(BM)for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has ^(BN)nothing in Me. ³¹ But that the world may know that I love the Father, and ^(BO)as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.