2          "Receiving" each other

 

.Beloved disciple

13:18-30

Who is it?

Who receives you receives me

 

13:18-30 "However I do not speak about all of you.  I know those people that I chose.  But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, the one who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.  I tell you about this now before it happens so that when it does happen you may believe that I am he (the Christ). Truly, truly I tell you the one who receives whoever I may send, also receives me and the one who receives me also receives the one who has sent me." In saying these things Jesus was troubled within his spirit  and he admitted this saying "Truly, truly I tell you that one of you will betray me."  The disciples looked at each other because they were wondering who he was talking about.  Now one of the disciples was leaning against Jesus as they reclined.  He was the one Jesus loved especially. Simon Peter therefore nodded to this

one and says to him "Ask who it is that he is talking about."  So leaning back, so his head rested on the breast of Jesus he says to him "Lord who is it?"  Jesus therefore answered him "It is the one that I give a morsel of  food to after I have dipped it."    Jesus therefore took a morsel of food, dipped it and gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.  After taking the morsel of food Satan entered into that one.  Jesus therefore says to him "What you are going to do do quickly."  But none of those who were reclining there knew what he had told him.  Some thought that since Judas had the common bag (of money) Jesus was telling him  "Buy what we need for the feast."  Or that he was saying he should give something to the poor.   So, on having taken the morsel of food that one went out immediately.  It was then night.

 

3.         Loving one another

 

Simon Peter

13:31-38

Where do you go?

Love one another as I loved you

 

13:31-38 When he (Judas) went out Jesus therefore says "Now is the Son of man (Jesus) glorified and God is glorified in him.  If God is glorified in him then God will glorify him in himself and He will do this immediately.  Children, yet a little while and I am with you.  (Then) you will look for me.  But, as I said to the Jews, where I go you cannot come. I am telling you the same thing now.  I give you a new commandment that you should love one another as I have loved you  It is by this

same sort of love that everyone will know that you are my disciples, that is, if you have love for one another."  Simon Peter says to him "Lord where are you going?"  Jesus answered "Where I go you cannot follow for now.  But you will follow (me there) later on."  Peter says to him "Lord why can't I follow you yet?  I will lay down my life for you."  Jesus answers "Will you lay down your life for me?  Truly, truly I tell you before a cock crows (tonight) who will have denied me three times."

Recall that right through the gospels Jesus challenges his disciples to be "children."  Now that Judas has left, this is the way in which he addresses them.