John 13: 21-35

(John 13: 21-35)

When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.  Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.  Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.  He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?  Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.  Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.  For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.  He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.  Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.  If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.  Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 13:1 says Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. Rather than condemning the disciples for who is the greater, these words were shown by Jesus as an example of those who practiced love humbly by washing their feet toward them. It can be confirmed once again through a conversation with the disciples who are sitting near Jesus at the last dinner with three disciples.

In the content of 13:21-30, Jesus, who was eating with his disciples, said in distress that one of the disciples would sell him. The people around Jesus who heard these words began to flirt, and finally Jesus cut the bread and handed it to him, telling who would sell Jesus. Then, Judas Iscariot, who received Jesus' bread, went outside. Then the other disciples, who did not understand English, thought that Judas, the treasurer, had gone out to buy something to prepare for the Passover.

However, when we think from the contents of the conversation Jesus had with the disciples who were eating around Jesus at this time, we come to realize that although the twelve disciples followed Jesus, they were not all one heart. One disciple who spoke with Jesus was quick to calculate and was well-informed and did the job well. Jesus thought that he was the most suitable among the twelve, so he had him take charge of the money.

In John 6:70-71, even though Jesus knew that Judas Iscariot would sell Jesus from the time he chose twelve disciples, Jesus took him as a disciple and was with him. Jesus knew that Judas Iscariot would betray him, but the words that he discriminated against or warned him from other disciples are not found anywhere in Jesus' ministry. Jesus practiced the word to love the enemy by loving and accepting Judas, who will be the real enemy in the future.

In contrast to the figure of Jesus who loves to the end, this disciple was looking for an opportunity to do it with the thought of selling him over. While spending three years with Jesus, the disciples learned a lot from Jesus, but now he was waiting for the time to betray the devil's deception to betray Jesus and put his thoughts into practice. This story has the same meaning as the story of the angels who did not keep their position with Christ in the kingdom of God.

Jesus already knew his plan that the disciple had in his heart. Nevertheless, Jesus accepts him and shows that he loves him to the end. And, finally, Jesus moistens the bread and expresses his respect for him. Then, when he told you to do what you were going to do, he was completely under Satan's control, and when he finally heard these words of Jesus, Judas immediately went out to sell him, so he thought that he had been trying to betray him. Finally put into action.

When Judas Iscariot first met Jesus, he became a disciple of Jesus and wanted to learn and follow the teachings of Jesus, but while he followed Jesus, he judged Jesus according to his plans and thoughts without knowing the ultimate purpose of Jesus' coming to this world. At last, he made a decision to sell Jesus and finally betrayed him thoroughly.

A disciple, who was different from Judas Iscariot, was eating with Jesus. The Bible expresses what Jesus loves. Although the names of the loved ones are not clearly recorded in the Bible, many believe that this beloved disciple was the apostle John. He lay in the arms of Jesus at the nearest place to Jesus. At that time, the expression that the disciple was lying on his side, because he was lying on his side, means that the disciple was very close to Jesus.

He was so close to Jesus, as can be seen from the expression that Jesus loves him, he was a disciple who felt close to Jesus and wanted to know Jesus so much. He spent three years with Jesus and listened to Jesus and learned a lot from Jesus, but he still leaned on Jesus' heart at the nearest place to Jesus and put his ear to Jesus and listen to Jesus' words a little closer. He had a heart to listen.