1 προ δε της εορτης του πασχα ειδως ο ιησους οτι εληλυθεν αυτου η ωρα ινα μεταβη εκ του κοσμου τουτου προς τον πατερα, αγαπησας τους ιδιους τους εν τω κοσμω, εις τελος ηγαπησεν αυτους. 2 και δειπνου γενομενου, του διαβολου ηδη βεβληκοτος εις την καρδιαν ιουδα σιμωνος ισκαριωτου ινα αυτον παραδω, 3 ειδως ο ιησους οτι παντα δεδωκεν αυτω ο πατηρ εις τας χειρας, και οτι απο θεου εξηλθεν και προς τον θεον υπαγει, 4 εγειρεται εκ του δειπνου και τιθησιν τα ιματια, και λαβων λεντιον διεζωσεν εαυτον· 5 ειτα βαλλει υδωρ εις τον νιπτηρα, και ηρξατο νιπτειν τους ποδας των μαθητων και εκμασσειν τω λεντιω ω ην διεζωσμενος. 6 ερχεται ουν προς σιμωνα πετρον, και λεγει αυτω εκεινος· κυριε, συ μου νιπτεις τους ποδας; 7 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω· ο εγω ποιω, συ ουκ οιδας αρτι, γνωση δε μετα ταυτα. 8 λεγει αυτω πετρος· ου μη νιψης τους ποδας μου εις τον αιωνα. απεκριθη αυτω ο ιησους· εαν μη νιψω σε, ουκ εχεις μερος μετ εμου. 9 λεγει αυτω σιμων πετρος· κυριε, μη τους ποδας μου μονον, αλλα και τας χειρας και την κεφαλην. 10 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους· ο λελουμενος ου χρειαν εχει η τους ποδας νιψασθαι, αλλ εστιν καθαρος ολος· και υμεις καθαροι εστε, αλλ ουχι παντες. 11 ηδει γαρ τον παραδιδοντα αυτον· δια τουτο ειπεν· ουχι παντες καθαροι εστε. 12 οτε ουν ενιψεν τους ποδας αυτων και ελαβεν τα ιματια αυτου, αναπεσων παλιν ειπεν αυτοις· γινωσκετε τι πεποιηκα υμιν; 13 υμεις φωνειτε με, ο διδασκαλος και ο κυριος, και καλως λεγετε· ειμι γαρ. 14 ει ουν εγω ενιψα υμων τους ποδας, ο κυριος και ο διδασκαλος, και υμεις οφειλετε αλληλων νιπτειν τους ποδας. 15 υποδειγμα γαρ δεδωκα υμιν, ινα καθως εγω εποιησα υμιν, και υμεις ποιητε. 16 αμην αμην λεγω υμιν, ουκ εστιν δουλος μειζων του κυριου αυτου, ουδε αποστολος μειζων του πεμψαντος αυτον. 17 ει ταυτα οιδατε, μακαριοι εστε εαν ποιητε αυτα. 18 ου περι παντων υμων λεγω· εγω οιδα ους εξελεξαμην· αλλ ινα η γραφη πληρωθη, ο τρωγων μετ εμου τον αρτον επηρεν επ εμε την πτερναν αυτου. 19 απ αρτι λεγω υμιν προ του γενεσθαι, ινα οταν γενηται πιστευσητε οτι εγω ειμι. 20 αμην αμην λεγω υμιν, ο λαμβανων εαν τινα πεμψω, εμε λαμβανει, ο δε εμε λαμβανων λαμβανει τον πεμψαντα με. 21 ταυτα ειπων ο ιησους εταραχθη τω πνευματι, και εμαρτυρησεν και ειπεν· αμην αμην λεγω υμιν οτι εις εξ υμων παραδωσει με. 22 εβλεπον ουν εις αλληλους οι μαθηται, απορουμενοι περι τινος λεγει. 23 ην δε ανακειμενος εις εκ των μαθητων αυτου εν τω κολπω του ιησου, ον ηγαπα ο ιησους· 24 νευει ουν τουτω σιμων πετρος πυθεσθαι τις αν ειη περι ου λεγει. 25 επιπεσων δε εκεινος επι το στηθος του ιησου λεγει αυτω· κυριε, τις εστιν; 26 αποκρινεται ο ιησους· εκεινος εστιν ω εγω βαψας το ψωμιον επιδωσω. και εμβαψας το ψωμιον διδωσιν ιουδα σιμωνος ισκαριωτη. 27 και μετα το ψωμιον τοτε εισηλθεν εις εκεινον ο σατανας. λεγει ουν αυτω ο ιησους· ο ποιεις, ποιησον ταχιον. 28 τουτο δε ουδεις εγνω των ανακειμενων προς τι ειπεν αυτω· 29 τινες γαρ εδοκουν, επει το γλωσσοκομον ειχεν ο ιουδας, οτι λεγει αυτω ο ιησους, αγορασον ων χρειαν εχομεν εις την εορτην, η τοις πτωχοις ινα τι δω. 30 λαβων ουν το ψωμιον εκεινος ευθεως εξηλθεν· ην δε νυξ. 31 οτε [ουν] εξηλθεν, λεγει ο ιησους· νυν εδοξασθη ο υιος του ανθρωπου, και ο θεος εδοξασθη εν αυτω. 32 ει ο θεος εδοξασθη εν αυτω, και ο θεος δοξασει αυτον εν εαυτω, και ευθυς δοξασει αυτον. 33 τεκνια, ετι μικρον μεθ υμων ειμι. ζητησετε με, και καθως ειπον τοις ιουδαιοις οτι οπου υπαγω εγω, υμεις ου δυνασθε ελθειν, και υμιν λεγω αρτι. 34 εντολην καινην διδωμι υμιν ινα αγαπατε αλληλους, καθως ηγαπησα υμας ινα και υμεις αγαπατε αλληλους. 35 εν τουτω γνωσονται παντες οτι εμοι μαθηται εστε, εαν αγαπην εχητε εν αλληλοις. 36 λεγει αυτω σιμων πετρος· κυριε, που υπαγεις; απεκριθη αυτω ο ιησους· οπου εγω υπαγω, ου δυνασαι μοι νυν ακολουθησαι, υστερον δε ακολουθησεις μοι. 37 λεγει αυτω ο πετρος· κυριε, διατι ου δυναμαι σοι ακολουθησαι αρτι; την ψυχην μου υπερ σου θησω. 38 απεκριθη αυτω ο ιησους· την ψυχην σου υπερ εμου θησεις! αμην αμην λεγω σοι, ου μη αλεκτωρ φωνησει εως ου απαρνηση με τρις.
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- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Named in John 6:71, 13:2 and 13:26 as the father of Judas Iscariot.
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- 1 John 12:23; 1 John 4:19; John 13:34; John 13:3; John 16:28
- 2 James 1:13–17; Acts 5:3; John 6:70–71; John 13:26–27; Luke 22:31
- 3 John 3:35; Matthew 11:27; Hebrews 1:2; Matthew 28:18; John 17:2
- 4 2 Corinthians 8:9; Luke 22:27; Luke 12:37; Philippians 2:6–8; Luke 17:7
- 5 Luke 7:44; Psalm 51:2; 1 Timothy 5:10; Genesis 18:4; Genesis 19:2
- 6 John 1:27; Matthew 3:11–14; Luke 5:8
- 7 Daniel 12:8; John 12:16; John 14:26; James 5:7–11; John 13:10–12
- 8 Titus 3:5; Ezekiel 36:25; Acts 22:16; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22
- 9 Psalm 51:2; Psalm 51:7; Psalm 26:6; 1 Peter 3:21; Hebrews 10:22
- 10 John 15:3; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Numbers 19:19–21; Ephesians 5:26–27
- 11 John 13:26; John 13:18; John 13:21; John 13:2; John 2:25
- 12 John 13:7; John 13:4; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 24:19; Matthew 13:51
- 13 Luke 6:46; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Philippians 2:11; John 11:28; Romans 14:8–9
- 14 1 Peter 5:5; Acts 20:35; Romans 12:16; Galatians 5:13; Luke 22:26–27
- 15 1 John 2:6; Matthew 11:29; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 Peter 3:17–18; Ephesians 5:2
- 16 Luke 6:40; John 15:20; Matthew 10:24–25; John 3:5; John 3:3
- 17 Luke 11:28; James 4:17; James 1:25; Matthew 7:24–25; Ezekiel 36:27
- 18 Psalm 41:9; Matthew 26:23; John 17:12; Mark 14:20; John 13:26
- 19 Isaiah 43:10; John 14:29; Revelation 1:17–18; John 16:4; John 8:23–24
- 20 Luke 10:16; Luke 9:48; Mark 9:37; Matthew 25:40; Matthew 10:40–42
- 21 Matthew 26:21; John 13:18; Mark 14:18; John 12:27; Acts 1:16–17
- 22 Luke 22:23; Mark 14:19; Matthew 26:22; Genesis 42:1
- 23 John 19:26; John 20:2; John 21:20; John 21:7; Revelation 1:16–18
- 24 Acts 13:16; Acts 12:17; Luke 1:22; Luke 5:7; Acts 21:40
- 25 John 21:20; Genesis 44:4–12; Esther 7:5
- 26 Matthew 26:23; John 13:30; Luke 22:21; Mark 14:19–20; John 6:70–71
- 27 Luke 22:3; John 13:2; Acts 5:3; Matthew 12:45; Proverbs 1:16
- 29 Acts 20:34–35; John 12:5–6; Ephesians 4:28; John 13:1; Galatians 2:10
- 30 Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 4:16; Romans 3:15; Luke 22:53; Job 24:13–15
- 31 1 Peter 4:11; John 14:13; John 7:39; 1 Peter 1:21; John 16:14
- 32 Revelation 22:3; Revelation 22:1; John 17:1; John 17:4–6; John 12:23
- 33 John 7:33–34; 1 John 2:1; John 16:16–22; John 8:21–24; John 12:35–36
- 34 Ephesians 5:2; Leviticus 19:18; John 15:17; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:23
- 35 1 John 4:20–21; 1 John 2:10; 1 John 3:10–14; John 17:21; 1 John 2:5
- 36 2 Peter 1:14; John 21:21–22; John 13:33; John 14:2; John 21:18–19
- 37 Acts 20:24; Acts 21:13; John 21:15; Mark 14:27–31; Matthew 26:31–35
- 38 Luke 22:34; Matthew 26:34; Mark 14:30; Proverbs 16:18; Matthew 26:69–75
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The Lord's Supper, as set forth in John, must, with His assistance, be unfolded in a becoming number of Lectures, and explained with all the ability He is pleased to grant us.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
"Be ye imitators of me," said Paul, "as I also am of Christ." ( 1 Cor. xi. 1.) For on this account He took also flesh of our substance, that by means of it He might teach us virtue.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
Now in the last days, when the fulness of the time of liberty had arrived, the Word Himself did by Himself "wash away the filth of the daughters of Zion," when He washed the disciples' feet with His own hands. For this is the end of the human race inheriting God; that as in the beginning, by means of our …
"The devil," saith the Scripture, "entered into the heart of Judas, that he should betray the Lord." One may say then, what have I done?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
For so he too would have forbidden Him to wash his feet, but when he had heard, "What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter," and "thou hast no part with me," he speedily withdrew from his determination, and went over to the contrary.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)