16. I tell you for certain that servants are not greater than their master, and messengers are not greater than the one who sent them.
17. You know these things, and God will bless you, if you do them.
18. I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But what the Scriptures say must come true. And they say, “The man who ate with me has turned against me!”
19. I am telling you this before it all happens. Then when it does happen, you will believe who I am.
20. I tell you for certain that anyone who welcomes my messengers also welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
21. After Jesus had said these things, he was deeply troubled and told his disciples, “I tell you for certain that one of you will betray me.”
22. They were confused about what he meant. And they just stared at each other.
23. Jesus' favourite disciple was sitting next to him at the meal,
24. and Simon motioned for that disciple to find out which one Jesus meant.
25. So the disciple leaned towards Jesus and asked, “Lord, which one of us are you talking about?”
26. Jesus answered, “I will dip this piece of bread in the sauce and give it to the one I was talking about.”Then Jesus dipped the bread and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
27. At once Satan took control of Judas.Jesus said, “Judas, go quickly and do what you have to do.”
28. No one at the meal understood what Jesus meant.
29. But because Judas was in charge of the money, some of them thought that Jesus had told him to buy something they needed for the festival. Others thought that Jesus had told him to give some money to the poor.
30. Judas took the piece of bread and went out.It was already night.
31. After Judas had gone, Jesus said:Now the Son of Man will be given glory, and he will bring glory to God.
32. Then, after God is given glory because of him, God will bring glory to him, and God will do it very soon.
33. My children, I will be with you for a little while longer. Then you will look for me, but you won't find me. I tell you just as I told the people, “You cannot go where I am going.”
34. But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you.
35. If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples.