Focused Passage

John 13:18-30

The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love

Jesus loves his own to the end, enacts humble cleansing through foot washing, exposes betrayal, announces glory after Judas departs into the night, commands his disciples to love one another, and foretells Peter's denial.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.

20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”

21After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”

22The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.

23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.

24So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.

25Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”

26Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

27And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”

28But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.

29Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.

30As soon as he had received the morsel, Judas went out into the night.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

I am not speakingλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-ΟὐG3756AdverbaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralof youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularknowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularwhomτίναςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralI have chosenἐξελεξάμηνG1586Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularButἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthis is toἵναG2443ConjunctionfulfillπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularScriptureγραφὴG1124Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularThe one whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsharesτρώγωνG5176Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularhas lifted upἐπῆρενG1869Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheelπτέρνανG4418Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularagainstἐπ’G1909PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 41:9
Verse 19

Original words

I am tellingλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ἀπ’G575PrepositionnowἄρτιG737AdverbbeforeπρὸG4253Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularit happensγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middleso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionwhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionit comes to passγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularyou will believeπιστεύσητε*G4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [He]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

TrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularreceivesλαμβάνωνG2983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἄνG302Particlethe oneτιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularI sendπέμψωG3992Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularreceivesλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularreceivesλαμβάνωνG2983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularreceivesλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [One who]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντάG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 21

Original words

-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[After] JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad saidεἰπὼνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[this]ΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe became troubledἐταράχθηG5015Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularin spiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontestifiedἐμαρτύρησενG3140Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctiononeεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralwill betrayπαραδώσειG3860Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 22

Original words

TheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PlurallookedἜβλεπονG991Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralatεἰςG1519Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralperplexedἀπορούμενοιG639Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Pluralas toπερὶG4012Prepositionwhich of themτίνοςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularHe meantλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 23

Original words

OneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐκG1537Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralthe one whomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovedἠγάπαG25Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularrecliningἀνακείμενοςG345Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularatἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular[His]ἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsideκόλπῳG2859Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek was reclining in the bosom of Jesus
Verse 24

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularmotionedνεύειG3506Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto himτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularto ask [Jesus]πυθέσθαιG4441Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middlewhich oneτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἂνG302Particle-εἴηG1510Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularHe was talkingλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012Preposition
Verse 25

Original words

-οὖνG3767Conjunction-ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLeaningἀναπεσὼνG377Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularback againstοὕτωςG3779Adverb. . .ἐπὶG1909Preposition. . .τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .στῆθοςG4738Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular. . .τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhe askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis itἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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-〈οὖν〉G3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈποκρίνεταιG611Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularIt isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [one]ἘκεῖνόςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularto whomG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiongiveδώσωG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[this]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmorselψωμίονG5596Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularafter I have dipped [it]βάψωG911Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularThenοὖνG3767ConjunctionHeαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulardippedβάψαςG911Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmorselψωμίονG5596Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulargave [it]δίδωσινG1325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto JudasἸούδᾳG2455Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[son] of SimonΣίμωνοςG4613Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularIscariotἸσκαριώτουG2469Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

[And when Judas had taken]καὶG2532Conjunction. . .μετὰG3326PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmorselψωμίονG5596Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSatanΣατανᾶςG4567Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularenteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionhimἐκεῖνονG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularThenοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto [Judas]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou are about to doποιεῖςG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulardoποίησονG4160Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularquicklyτάχιονG5032Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 28

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plural[at the table]ἀνακειμένωνG345Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine PluralknewἔγνωG1097Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhyπρὸςG4314Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular[Jesus] had saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 29

Original words

SinceἐπεὶG1893ConjunctionJudasἸούδαςG2455Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularkeptεἶχενG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularmoney bagγλωσσόκομονG1101Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionsomeτινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralthoughtἐδόκουνG1380Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas tellingλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto buyἈγόρασονG59Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularwhatὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralwasἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralneededχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfeastἑορτήνG1859Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularorG2228ConjunctiontoἵναG2443ConjunctiongiveδῷG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularsomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralpoorπτωχοῖςG4434Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 30

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionAs soon as he had receivedλαβὼνG2983Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εὐθύςG2112AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmorselψωμίονG5596Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[Judas]ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction[into the]ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnightνύξG3571Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

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