John 13:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Father had given Jesus power over everything. Jesus knew this. He also knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he was going back to God.

Cross References

John 3:35

The Father loves the Son and has given him power over everything.

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has given me everything. No one knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.

Hebrews 1:2

And now in these last days, God has spoken to us again through his Son. He made the whole world through his Son. And he has chosen his Son to have all things.

John 17:2

You gave the Son power over all people so that he could give eternal life to all those you have given to him.

John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “If God were really your Father, you would love me. I came from God, and now I am here. I did not come by my own authority. God sent me.

Matthew 28:18

So he came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

1 Corinthians 15:27

As the Scriptures say, “God put everything under his control.” When it says that “everything” is put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself. God is the one putting everything under Christ’s control.

Acts 2:36

“So, all the people of Israel should know this for certain: God has made Jesus to be Lord and Messiah. He is the man you nailed to the cross!”

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover festival. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus had always loved the people in the world who were his. Now was the time he showed them his love the most.

John 7:33

Then Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer. Then I will go back to the one who sent me.

John 7:29

I know him because I am from him. He is the one who sent me.”

John 3:13

The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is the one who came down from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 1:18

No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is—only the Father knows. And only the Son knows who the Father is. The only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.”

John 8:14

Jesus answered, “Yes, I am saying these things about myself. But people can believe what I say, because I know where I came from. And I know where I am going. But you don’t know where I came from or where I am going.