1 WYC Bifor the `feeste dai of pask Jhesus witynge, that his our is comun, that he passe fro this world to the fadir, whanne he hadde loued hise that weren in the world, in to the ende he louede hem. BSB BSB: It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
2 WYC And whanne the souper was maad, whanne the deuel hadde put than in to the herte, that Judas of Symount Scarioth schulde bitraye hym, BSB BSB: The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
3 WYC he witynge that the fadir yaf alle thingis to hym in to hise hoondis, and that he wente out fro God, BSB BSB: Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
4 WYC and goith to God, he risith fro the souper, and doith of hise clothis; and whanne he hadde takun a lynun cloth, he girde hym. BSB BSB: So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
5 WYC And aftirward he putte watir in to a basyn, and biganne to waische the disciplis feet, and to wipe with the lynnen cloth, with which he was gird. BSB BSB: After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
6 WYC And so he cam to Symount Petre, and Petre seith to hym, Lord, waischist thou my feet? BSB BSB: He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”
7 WYC Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, What Y do, thou wost not now; but thou schalt wite aftirward. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
8 WYC Petre seith to hym, Thou schalt neuere waische my feet. Jhesus answeride to hym, If Y schal not waische thee, thou schalt not haue part with me. BSB BSB: “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
9 WYC Symount Petre seith to hym, Lord, not oneli my feet, but bothe the hoondis and the heed. BSB BSB: “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
10 WYC Jhesus seide to hym, He that is waischun, hath no nede but that he waische the feet, but he is al clene; and ye ben clene, but not alle. BSB BSB: Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
11 WYC For he wiste, who `was he that schulde bitraye hym; therfor he seide, Ye ben not alle clene. BSB BSB: For He knew who would betray Him. That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
12 WYC And so aftir that he hadde waischun `the feet of hem, he took hise clothis; and whanne he was set to mete ayen, eft he seide to hem, Ye witen what Y haue don to you. BSB BSB: When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you?
13 WYC Ye clepen me maistir and lord, and ye seien wel; for Y am. BSB BSB: You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
14 WYC Therfor if Y, lord and maistir, haue waischun youre feet, and ye schulen waische oon anothers feet; BSB BSB: So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
15 WYC for Y haue youun `ensaumple to you, `that as I haue do to you, so do ye. BSB BSB: I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
16 WYC Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, the seruaunt is not grettere than his lord, nether an apostle is grettere than he that sente hym. BSB BSB: Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
17 WYC If ye witen these thingis, ye schulen be blessid, if ye doen hem. BSB BSB: If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
18 WYC Y seie not of `alle you, Y woot whiche Y haue chosun; but that the scripture be fulfillid, He that etith my breed, schal reise his heele ayens me. BSB BSB: I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
19 WYC Treuly, Y seie to you bifor it be don, that whanne it is don, ye bileue that Y am. BSB BSB: I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
20 WYC Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, he that takith whom euere Y schal sende, resseyueth me; and he that resseyueth me, resseyueth hym that sente me. BSB BSB: Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
21 WYC Whanne Jhesus hadde seid these thingis, he was troblid in spirit, and witnesside, and seide, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that oon of you schal bitraye me. BSB BSB: After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
22 WYC Therfor the disciplis lokiden togidere, doutynge of whom he seide. BSB BSB: The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.
23 WYC And so oon of hise disciplis was restynge in the bosum of Jhesu, whom Jhesu louede. BSB BSB: One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
24 WYC Therfor Symount Petre bikeneth to hym, `and seith to hym, Who is it, of whom he seith? BSB BSB: So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.
25 WYC And so whanne he hadde restid ayen on the brest of Jhesu, he seith to hym, Lord, who is it? BSB BSB: Leaning back against Jesus, he asked, “Lord, who is it?”
26 WYC Jhesus answerde, He it is, to whom Y schal areche a sop of breed. And whanne he hadde wet breed, he yaf to Judas of Symount Scarioth. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
27 WYC And aftir the mussel, thanne Sathanas entride in to hym. And Jhesus seith to hym, That thing that thou doist, do thou swithe. BSB BSB: And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
28 WYC And noon of hem that saten at the mete wiste, wherto he seide to hym. BSB BSB: But no one at the table knew why Jesus had said this to him.
29 WYC For summe gessiden, for Judas hadde pursis, that Jhesus hadde seid to hym, Bie thou tho thingis, that ben nedeful to vs to the feeste dai, or that he schulde yyue sum thing to nedi men. BSB BSB: Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
30 WYC Therfor whanne he hadde takun the mussel, he wente out anoon; and it was nyyt. BSB BSB: As soon as he had received the morsel, Judas went out into the night.
31 WYC And whanne he was gon out, Jhesus seide, Now mannus sone is clarified, and God is clarified in hym. BSB BSB: When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
32 WYC If God is clarified in hym, God schal clarifie hym in hym silf, and anoon he schal clarifie hym. BSB BSB: If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
33 WYC Litle sones, yit a litil Y am with you; ye schulen seke me, and, as Y seide to the Jewis, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come; and to you Y seie now. BSB BSB: Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
35 WYC In this thing alle men schulen knowe, that ye ben my disciplis, if ye han loue togidere. BSB BSB: By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
36 WYC Symount Petre seith to hym, Lord, whidur goist thou? Jhesus answeride, Whidur Y go, thou mayst not sue me now, but thou schalt sue afterward. BSB BSB: “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
37 WYC Petre seith to hym, Whi may Y not sue thee now? Y schal putte my lijf for thee. BSB BSB: “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
38 WYC Jhesus answeride, Thou schalt putte thi lijf for me? Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, the cok schal not crowe, til thou schalt denye me thries. And he seith to hise disciplis. BSB BSB: “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
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