John 13:12-26 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them . Knowing and doing are often perilously divorced (cf. Matthew 7:21 , etc.; Luke 6:46 ; Luke 12:47 ; and James 1:25 ). The sublime principle by itself may be something, but if it be never put into practice, the last great beatitude is forfeited. Mere admiration of an ethical or a Christian principle degenerating into a heartless and fruitless ceremony is hardening to the heart and deadening to the conscience. The same truths had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

The blessedness of intelligent obedience. Our Lord Jesus taught, practiced, and commanded. His teaching was perfectly true and wise; his conduct was perfectly good and right; his directions were perfectly just and authoritative. His instructions were sometimes verbal, sometimes by example, and sometimes symbolical. Christ taught the lesson of humility not only by words, but in his whole demeanor and conduct; nor was this all, for he illustrated his lesson, now by setting a little child in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

The happiness of Christian activity. I. ONCE MORE JESUS PROVES HIS DESIRE FOR HUMAN HAPPINESS . This is amply proved by his putting the thought of human happiness in the forefront of his teaching in the sermon on the mount. There he evidently made it his business to show men, in a way not to be misunderstood, that human happiness is not a mere subordinate result of Christianity, a something that may be present or absent. Human happiness is an essential part of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18

I speak net concerning you all . There is one who, though he knows these things, will not do them, is now indisposed to see any Divineness in the act and spirit of love which I am laying down as a fundamental law of my kingdom. I know whom £ (or, the individuals whom ) I chose for apostles—(in John 6:1-71 . the same statement is made with less definiteness, "Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you," etc.?) Judas among them—but. It is difficult to follow this construction,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18-20

The exception to this blessedness of the disciples. The thought of their blessedness recalls the fact that there was one in their society with whom knowledge would not have this happy issue. I. THE TREACHERY OF JUDAS WAS AS YET ONLY MANIFEST TO CHRIST . "I speak not of you all." 1. Jesus knew the thoughts of Judas ' s heart . There was no surprise, therefore, to Jesus in the treachery that was preparing the way for his death. 2. Judas was not an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18-30

2. The exclusion of the faithless disciple . This paragraph draws the circle of his cleansed ones, of those who accept him as Master and Lord in the fullest sense, more closely (at) out him. But the proceeding is tragic in the extreme; one of the twelve chosen as apostles is a traitor in disguise. The foot-washing has been an awful insufficiency in his case. He must depart before the greatest depth of the Master's love and truth can be revealed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:19

I tell you from henceforth — ἀπ ' ἄρτι of Matthew 26:64 corresponds with Luke 22:69 , ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ; the word also implies that our Lord would again recur to the subject. This is the true meaning of ἀπάρτι in the New Testament. It is more than the words will bear to make the ἐγώ εἶμι , the equivalent of a Divine claim to equality with Jehovah; but "all that I have said of myself, and all you have admitted to be true." It is not a promise of continual prevision of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:20

The connection of the solemn utterance that follows is not easy to seize. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He who receiveth whomsoever I shall send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. In the earlier utterance of an analogous saying ( Matthew 10:40 ), δεχέσθαι is used instead of λαμβάνειν . The ἐάν τίνα πέμψω suggests that those who may receive his commission need not, and will not, be confined to the twelve apostles, although including them. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:21

A disciple and yet a traitor. In how many passages of the gospel narrative is there a revelation of the truly human heart of our Lord Jesus! Again and again he was grieved, troubled, indignant; for he was a partaker of our nature and of our sinless feelings. It is observable that most instances of our Lord's deep feeling were occasions upon which others had, by their conduct, displeased or disappointed him. Tie was bitterly distressed by the unbelief and unfaithfulness of those whose... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:21-30

correspond with the scene which Matthew describes ( Matthew 26:21 , etc.) as occurring during the Paschal meal, and preceding the departure of Judas before the Supper was instituted—"as they did eat." The ὁ ἐσθίων μετ ἐμοῦ in Mark 14:18 corresponds and finds its explanation in the scene described by John, as also his quotation from Psalms 41:1-13 . It does not follow, because the synoptics omit the "feet-washing," that they were ignorant of it; John's purpose was to record that... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:17

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18-20

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:18-30

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:19

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:20

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:21

The Pulpit Commentary - John 13:21-30

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