Sunday, July 2, 2023

John 13:1-20 (Part 1)

 Judas and Peter


(Part 1)

13.1-John 13:1-5, Jesus washed disciples feet

13.2-John 13:6-11, teaching about cleanness

13.3-John 13:12-17, an example to follow

13.4-John 13:18-20, Predicting Judas betrayal  


(Part 2)

13.5-John 13:21-26,  One of you will betray me

13.6-John 13:27-30, Satan entered Judas

13.7-John 13:31-35, A New Commandment 

13.8-John 13:36-38, Peter’s Denial 


Key ideas

  1. Jesus came from heaven and now is going back (sent)
  2. Jesus is God (sovereignty)
    1. Knowing who is with Him and who is not, knowing the heart and intentions of people
    2. Telling things before they happen
    3. All things in His hands
    4. He chose 11 not 12, in what sense?
  3. What makes a person clean?
  4. Judas is not clean. Why?


Knowledge (a puzzle)(relationship)

  1. John 13:7, What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand
  2. John 13:12 Do you understand what I have done to you?
  3. John 13:19, I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am He.


The Ascension (essentials)

(The immaculate conception)(The Resseruction)

(sent, return to Father, a place you can’t come, the messenger, Right Hand of the Father) Mark 16:19-20, Luke 24:50-52, Acts 1:9-11 


  1. John 13:1, Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father
  2. John 13:3, Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going back to God
  3. John 13:20, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me
  4. John 13:33, Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you Where I am going you cannot come
  5. John 13:36-37,  Lord, where are you going? Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward, Lord, why can I not follow now


An Example and a Commandment

  1. John 13:12-17, Example of how to lead others
  2. John 13:34-35, Love one another


Judas (goat/wolf)

  1. John 13:2, The devil had already put it into the heart
  2. John 13:10-11, 
    • But not every one of you
    • Not all of you are clean
  1. John 13:18-19, 
    • I am not speaking of all of you, I know whom I have chosen
    • I am telling you this now, before it takes place, That when it does take place you may believe that I am He
  1. John 13:21, 
    • Jesus was troubled in His Spirit and testified
    • One of you will betray Me
  1. John 13:26-27, 
    • It is he who I give this morsel of bread
    • Satan entered into him
    • What you are going to do, do quickly
  1. John 13:30,    
    • He immediately went out
    • And it was night


Peter (sheep)

  1. Cleanliness (washing feet)John 13:6-10 
    1. Peter’s Vision
      1. Acts 10:14-16, “By no Means”, “Common or unclean”, “What God has made clean, do not call common, (3 times)
      2. Act 10:28-29, “you know it is unlawful for a Jew…” “God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean”
    2. Peter’s Question
      1. Matt. 15:15-20, What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and defiles a person
    3. Not entering Pilate’s house
      1. John 18:28, “So they would not defile themselves”
  2. Who is it? (Who will Betray you?) John 13:22-26 
    1. Simon Peter motioned to John to ask Jesus who it is?
    2. Where is John at the table? Where is Judas, and where is Paul?
  3. I will die for you (denial 3 times) John 13:37-38