Focused Passage

John 13:31-38

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

31When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

35By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

36“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

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

38“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionWhenὍτεG3753Adverb[Judas] had gone outἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularNowΝῦνG3568AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis glorifiedἐδοξάσθηG1392Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis glorifiedἐδοξάσθηG1392Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

Original words

IfεἰG1487Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis glorifiedἐδοξάσθηG1392Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill also glorifyδοξάσειG1392Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the Son]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimselfαὑτῷG848Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill glorifyδοξάσειG1392Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularat onceεὐθὺςG2112Adverb

BSB notes

  • WH does not include If God is glorified in Him.
Verse 33

Original words

Little childrenΤεκνίαG5040Noun - Vocative Neuter PluralI amεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularwithμεθ’G3326PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralonlyἔτιG2089Adverba little while longerμικρὸνG3398Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularYou will look forζητήσετέG2212Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531AdverbI saidεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionnowἄρτιG737AdverbI sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionWhereὍπουG3699AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam goingὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralcomeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 34

Original words

A newκαινὴνG2537Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularcommandmentἘντολὴνG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularI giveδίδωμιG1325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ἵναG2443ConjunctionLoveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralAsκαθὼςG2531AdverbI have lovedἠγάπησαG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralsoἵναG2443ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionmust loveἀγαπᾶτεG25Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 35

Original words

ByἐνG1722PrepositionthisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingulareveryoneπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill knowγνώσονταιG1097Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou areἐστεG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMyἐμοὶG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταίG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionvvvἔχητεG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralyou loveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἐνG1722Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλοιςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 36

Original words

LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhereποῦG4226Adverbare You goingὑπάγειςG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWhereὍπουG3699AdverbI am goingὑπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou cannotδύνασαίG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularfollowἀκολουθῆσαιG190Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularnowνῦνG3568AdverbbutδὲG1161Conjunctionyou will followἀκολουθήσειςG190Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularlaterὕστερονG5305Adverb
Verse 37

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LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwhyδιὰG1223Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbcan’t IδύναμαίG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularfollowἀκολουθῆσαιG190Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularnowἄρτιG737AdverbI will lay downθήσωG5087Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχήνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionYouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

Will you lay downθήσειςG5087Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-ΤὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχήνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈποκρίνεταιG611Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularTrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular[before]οὐG3756Adverb. . .μὴG3361Adverb. . .ἕωςG2193Preposition[the] roosterἀλέκτωρG220Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowsφωνήσῃG5455Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularyou will denyἀρνήσῃG720Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularthree timesτρίςG5151Adverb

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