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Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.

Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,

His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.

Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness.

He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

These things Isaiah said when [fn] he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak."

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God,

rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself.

Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you."

So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?

Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with Me [fn] has lifted up his heel against Me.' Psalms 41:9">[fn]

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.