John 13:38

“Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.””

John 13:38 · direct translation from the Greek
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John 13:38, word by word

JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsous” appears
answersἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetai

answer

To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.

Where else “apokrinetai” appears
“Will you lay downθήσειςthēseis

lay down

To give one's life for others.

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your lifeψυχήνpsychēn

life

Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.

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Trulyἀμὴνamēn

truly

"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.

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I tellλέγωlegō

say

To express something in words to others.

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the roosterἀλέκτωρalektōr

rooster

Rooster.

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crowφωνήσῃphōnēsēi

crow

For the rooster to crow.

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you have deniedἀρνήσῃarnēsēi

disown

To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.

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three timesτρίςtris

three times

Three times.

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Parallel passages

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Peter's denial foretold

Matthew 26:31-35Mark 14:27-31Luke 22:31-34

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John 13:36-38

36Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” 37Peter says to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”

Matthew 26:31-35

31Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away because of me on this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33But Peter answered him, “If all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you that on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said likewise.

Mark 14:27-31

27And Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 29But Peter said to him, “Even if all fall away, yet not I.” 30And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you that you today, this night, before the rooster crows twice, will deny me three times.” 31But he kept saying emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all were also saying the same.

Luke 22:31-34

31Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you like wheat; 32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33And he said to him, “Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death.” 34And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

The context

37Peter says to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

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To study John 13 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?

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