John 13:31-38

John 13:31–38 NASB95

Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately. “Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.” Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.

John 13:31 “Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;”

It seems that Jesus had waited for Judas to leave before commencing the upper room discourse. From this point in verse 31 to the end of chapter 17, we see how Jesus’ teaching changed, as he dove into deeper topics with the disciples. He talked about some New commandment, sanctification, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and prophesied his death and resurrection. Many of the truths that Jesus taught in these chapters were new, and would be later developed in the epistles.

John 13:34 ““A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

Of interest is the fact that the word “love” is used only twelve times in John 1-12, but in John 13-21 it is used forty-four times. Clearly it was important to Jesus that the disciples understood how to love one another.