Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“JOHN 13:21-38”
2. 13:21-30 REMOVAL OF ACHAN
a. 13:21 OUT OF A TROUBLED SPIRIT – JESUS FORETELLS HIS BETRAYER
TAUta eiPON IeSOUS e-taRACHthe [5015] to PNEUma-ti,
When Jesus had said these things he was troubled in the spirit,
kai e-marTUre-sen [3140] kai EIpen, A-MEN, aMEN, LEgo huMIN,
and witnessed, and said, Amen, Amen, I say unto you,
Oti heis ex huMON pa-raDOsei [3860] me.
that one of you shall deliver me up.
b. 13:22 DISCIPLES: UNAWARE OF THE ONE
Eble-pon eis alLElous hoi ma-theTAI, a-poROUme-noi [639] peRI TInos LEgei.
The disciples looked at each other, perplexed of whom he spoke.
c. 13:23 JOHN: CLOSE TO JESUS
en a-naKEIme-nos [345] heis ek ton ma-theTON auTOU
One of the disciples, whom :Jesus loved,
en to KOLpo [2859] tou IeSOU, hon eGApa ho IeSOUS.
was reclining in the bosom of Jesus.
d. 13:24 PETER: ASKS JOHN TO QUESTION JESUS
NEUei [3506] oun TOUto SImon PEtros,
Simon Peter therefore beckons to this one,
kai LEgei auTO, EiPE tis es-tin peRI hou LEgei.
and says to him, Tell who it is of whom he speaks.
e. 13:25 JOHN RESPONDS
a-na-peSON [377] eKEInos HOUtos ePI to STEthos [4738] tou IeSOU
HE leaning back thus on the breast of :Jesus
LEgei auTO, KUri-e, tis es-tin?
says to him, Lord, who is it?
f. 13:26a JESUS GIVES A SIGN
a-poKRIne-tai oun ho IeSOUS,
:Jesus therefore answers,
E-KEI-NOS es-tin ho eGO BApso [911] to psoMIon [5596], kai DOso auTO.
He it is for whom I shall dip the sop, and give to him.
g. 13:26b JESUS FULFILLS THE SIGN
BApsas, oun, to psoMIon,
On dipping, therefore, the sop,
lamBAnei kai DIdo-sin I-OUda, SImo-nos Is-ka-riOtou.
he takes and gives it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
h. 13:27a THE FATEFUL RESULT
kai meTA to psoMIon, TOte eiSELthen eis eKEInon ho Sa-taNAS.
And after the sop, then entered :Satan into him.
i. 13:27b JESUS DISMISSES JUDAS
LEgei oun auTO IeSOUS, Ho poiEIS, POIe-son TAchei-on [5032].
Jesus therefore says to him, What you do, do quickly.
j. 10:28 DISCIPLES STILL IN THE DARK
TOUto de ouDEIS EGno ton a-na-keiMEnon pros ti EIpen auTO.
Now none of those reclining knew for what he spoke this to him.
k. 13:29 THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE DISMISSAL OF JUDAS
tiNES gar eDOkoun, ePEI to glosSOko-mon [1101] EIchen ho I-OUdas,
For some thought, since Judas had the bag,
HOti LEgei auTO IeSOUS,
that Jesus says to him,
A-GOra-son [59] hon CHREIan Echo-men eis ten he-orTEN [1859];
Buy what things we have need of for the feast;
e, tois ptoCHOIS [4434] HIna ti do.
or, that he should give something to the poor.
l 13:30 JUDAS DEPARTS INTO THE NIGHTe
laBON oun to psoMIon eKEInos eXELthen euTHUS: en de nux [3571].
HE then having received the sop went out straightway: and it was night.
B. 13:31-14:31 QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMING OF SPIRIT FORETOLD
1. 13:31-35 LOVE: A PREPARATION FOR SPIRIT
a. 13:31-32 GOD GLORIFIED IN HIS SON
HOte oun eXELthen, LEgei IeSOUS,
When therefore he went out, Jesus says,
Nun e-doXASthe ho huiOS tou anTHROpou, kai ho TheOS e-doXASthe [1392] en auTO;
Now was the Son of :man glorified, and :God was glorified in him;
kai ho TheOS doXAsei auTON en auTO,
32 and :God shall glorify him in himself,
kai euTHUS doXAsei auTON.
and straightway shall he glorify him.
b. 13:33a JESUS REVEALS HIS LITTLE LEFT WITH THEM
tekNIa [5040], Eti miKRON meth’ huMON ei-mi.
Little children, yet a little I am with you.
c. 13:33b HE ALSO REVEALS: THEY CANNOT ACCOMPANY HIM
zeTEseTE me: kai kaTHOS EIpon tois IouDAIois [HOti],
You shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews [that],
HOpou eGO huPAgo, huMEIS ou DUnas-the elTHEIN; kai huMIN LEgo ARti.
Where I go, YOU cannot come; I now say also to you.
d. 13:34 THE NEW COMMANDMENT OF LOVE
en-toLEN [1785] kaiNEN [2537] DIdomi huMIN, HIna a-gaPAte alLElous;
A new commandment I give you, that you love one another;
kaTHOS eGApesa huMAS, HIna kai huMEIS a-gaPAte alLElous.
even as I loved you, that you also love one another.
e. 13:35 LOVE: THE SIGN OF TRUE DISCIPLES
en TOUto GNOson-tai PANtes HOti eMOI ma-theTAI es-te,
By this shall all know that you are my disciples,
eAN aGApen Eche-te en alLElois.
if you have love one to another.
2. 13:36-38 SELF-CONFIDENCE: A BAR TO RECEIVING THE SPIRIT
a. 13:36a PETER’S QUESTION
LEgei auTO SImon PEtros, KUri-e, pou huPAgeis?
Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where are you going?
b. 13:36b JESUS’ ANSWER
a-peKRIthe IeSOUS, HOpou huPAgo, ou DUnaSAI moi nun a-ko-louTHEsai;
Jesus answered, Where I go, you cannot follow me now;
a-ko-louTHEseis de HUSte-ron.
but you shall follow afterward.
c. 13:37a PETER CONTINUES HIS QUESTIONING
LEgei auTO ho PEtros, KUri-e, diA ti ou DUnaMAI soi a-ko-louTHEIN ARti?
:Peter says to him, Lord, why cannot I follow you even now?
d. 13:37b PETER’S BOLD DECLARATION
ten psuCHEN [5590] mou huPER sou THEso.
I will lay down my :life for you.
e. 13:38a JESUS QUESTIONS ITS TRUTH
a-poKRIne-tai IeSOUS, Ten psuCHEN sou huPER eMOU THEseis?
Jesus answers, Will you lay down your :life for me?
f. 13:38b HE FORETELLS PETER’S 3-FOLD DENIAL
aMEN, aMEN, LEgo soi, ou me aLEKtor [220] phoNEse [5455],
Amen, Amen, I tell you, The cock shall in nowise crow,
HEos hou arNEse [533] me tris.
till you have denied me thrice.
NOTE: God awaits the removal of hindrances before He can proceed with His purposes and plans. A Judas in a select company will obstruct His tactics. See also Achan. Even though the eleven disciples were unaware of the traitor, Jesus was fully aware of him from the beginning.
Next, the foundation of mutual “aGApe” love must be present between the remaining eleven – as a necessary prerequisite.
Thirdly, disciples must be fully aware of the decided frailty of the human flesh. Peter’s heart was willing to be faithful to Jesus – but his FLESH was weak! This showed up again in the Garden of Gethsemane before his denial. None of the three close disciples of Jesus could remain awake and pray, though embarrassed.
See then again how important this thirteenth chapter is as a preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Scarce 50 days away, and one of the greatest events as a consequence of the soon great Redemptive Act of Jesus is about to take place; and the magnitude of His victory will be measured in the soon Indwelling Presence of the Third Person of our Triune God.
Have we met and understood the unique conditions of this chapter? Have we truly understood the magnitude of the cost to Christ in purchasing for us the marvelous effect of His Reconciliation Act on our behalf? “The Passion of the Christ” by Mel Gibson portrays Christ’s physical suffering prior to and on the Cross. But the spiritual suffering He underwent for you and me – was multiplied times MORE traumatic. It was at this point that He WAS MADE SIN on our behalf – that WE might become the righteousness of God in Him!