John 13:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It was before Passover, and Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and to return to the Father. He had always loved his followers in this world, and he loved them to the very end.

Cross References

Proverbs 8:31

I was pleased with his world and pleased with its people.

Jeremiah 31:3

Some time ago, the LORD appeared to me and told me to say: Israel, I will always love you; that's why I've been so patient and kind.

Matthew 26:45

Finally, Jesus returned to his disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners.

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

Luke 22:53

I was with you every day in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But this is your time, and darkness is in control.”

Luke 9:51

Not long before it was time for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind to go to Jerusalem.

John 11:55

It was almost time for Passover. Many of the Jewish people who lived out in the country had come to Jerusalem to get themselves ready for the festival.

John 12:23

Jesus said: The time has come for the Son of Man to be given his glory.

John 13:29

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.

John 13:3

Jesus knew that he had come from God and would go back to God. He also knew that the Father had given him complete power.

John 13:34

But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you.

John 14:28

You have already heard me say that I am going and that I will also come back to you. If you really love me, you should be glad that I am going back to the Father, because he is greater than I am.

John 14:31

I obey my Father, so that everyone in the world might know that I love him. It is time for us to go now.

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world, but I am leaving the world and returning to the Father.

John 17:1

After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up towards heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you.

John 17:16

They don't belong to this world, and neither do I.

John 17:26

I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.

John 17:5

Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created.

John 19:28

Jesus knew that he had now finished his work. And in order to make the Scriptures come true, he said, “I am thirsty!”

John 2:13

Not long before the Jewish festival of Passover, Jesus went to Jerusalem.

John 7:30

Some of the people wanted to arrest Jesus there and then. But no one even laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

John 7:6

Jesus answered, “My time hasn't yet come, but your time is always here.

John 8:20

Jesus said this while he was still teaching in the place where the temple treasures were stored. But no one arrested him, because his time had not yet come.

Romans 8:37

In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us.

1 Corinthians 1:8

And until the day Christ does return, he will keep you completely innocent.

Hebrews 3:14

We were sure about Christ when we first became his people. So let's hold tightly to our faith until the end.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.

Hebrews 6:11

We wish that each of you would always be eager to show how strong and lasting your hope really is.

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how kind God will be to you when Jesus Christ appears.

1 John 4:19

We love because God loved us first.

Revelation 1:5

May kindness and peace be yours from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness. Jesus was the first to conquer death, and he is the ruler of all earthly kings. Christ loves us, and by his blood he set us free from our sins.