Lexham English Bible

John 13:16-25 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16. Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

17. If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.

18. “I am not speaking about all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but in order that the scripture would be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’

19. From now on I am telling you before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe that I am he.

20. Truly, truly I say to you, the one who receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.”

21. When he had said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray me.”

22. The disciples began looking at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking.

23. One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close beside Jesus.

24. So Simon Peter gestured for this one to inquire who it was about whom he was speaking.

25. He leaned back accordingly against Jesus’ chest and said to him, “Lord, who is it?”