Jesus

The talmidim stared at one another, totally mystified — whom could he mean?

One of his talmidim, the one Yeshua particularly loved, was reclining close beside him.

So Shim‘on Kefa motioned to him and said, “Ask which one he’s talking about.”

Leaning against Yeshua’s chest, he asked Yeshua, “Lord, who is it?”

Yeshua answered, “It’s the one to whom I give this piece of matzah after I dip it in the dish.” So he dipped the piece of matzah and gave it to Y’hudah Ben-Shim‘on from K’riot.

As soon as Y’hudah took the piece of matzah, the Adversary went into him. “What you are doing, do quickly!” Yeshua said to him.

But no one at the table understood why he had said this to him.

Some thought that since Y’hudah was in charge of the common purse, Yeshua was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or telling him to give something to the poor.

After Y’hudah had left, Yeshua said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

If the Son has glorified God, God will himself glorify the Son, and will do so without delay.

Little children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and, as I said to the Judeans, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ now I say it to you as well.

“I am giving you a new command: that you keep on loving each other. In the same way that I have loved you, you are also to keep on loving each other.

Everyone will know that you are my talmidim by the fact that you have love for each other.”

Shim‘on Kefa said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Yeshua answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow later.”

“Lord,” Kefa said to him, “why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”

Yeshua answered, “You will lay down your life for me? Yes, indeed! I tell you, before the rooster crows you will disown me three times.

“Don’t let yourselves be disturbed. Trust in God and trust in me.

In my Father’s house are many places to live. If there weren’t, I would have told you; because I am going there to prepare a place for you.

Since I am going and preparing a place for you, I will return to take you with me; so that where I am, you may be also.

Furthermore, you know where I’m going; and you know the way there.”

T’oma said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you’re going; so how can we know the way?”

Yeshua said, “I AM the Way — and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through me.

Because you have known me, you will also know my Father; from now on, you do know him — in fact, you have seen him.”

Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it will be enough for us.”

Yeshua replied to him, “Have I been with you so long without your knowing me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?