John 13:1
Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 26:45Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Sleep now, and rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mark 14:1Now after two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might get hold of Him by guile, and how they might kill Him.
Luke 13:32And He said to them, “Go and say to that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
Luke 22:53When I was with you daily in the temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” 1 Peter Denies Jesus, Weeps Bitterly
John 7:6Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.
Matthew Henry on John 13:1
Our Saviour having finished his public discourses, in which he "endured the contradiction of sinners," now applies himself to a private conversation with his friends, in which he designed the consolation of saints. Henceforward we have an account of what passed between him and his disciples, who were to be entrusted with the affairs of his household, when he was gone into a far country; the necessary instructions and comforts he furnished them with. His hour being at hand, he applies himself to set his house in… Read the whole commentary →