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“Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end” (John 13:1). So begins the second half of John’s Gospel. The public teaching of Jesus has … Continue reading “John 13:1-17 Commentary by Elisabeth Johnson”

John’s account of the last supper begins with Jesus washing the disciples’ feet. The action is simple, yet its significance is revolutionary. Using the most ordinary means, Jesus conveys the most extraordinary love and commands his disciples to do the same. First, note that Jesus is the one who performs the action in 13:1-10. He … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by Craig R. Koester”

Some verses of Scripture echo throughout the centuries, drawing us again and again into the story and tradition they represent. On Maundy Thursday, there are two primary traditions that deserve our attention, and each is connected to just such a resonant line of Scripture. The most familiar begins, “While they were eating, Jesus took a … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by David Lose”

Every year the Revised Common Lectionary offers the opportunity to read through significant portions of the Jerusalem narrative on Palm/Passion Sunday. This gospel lesson is drawn from the Synoptic Gospel that anchors the year. So on Palm/Passion Sunday of this year, the gospel lesson is taken from Mark 14:1-15:47 (with a shorter option from 15:1-39-47). … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by O. Wesley Allen Jr.”

Maundy Thursday is a time for reflection on Jesus’ love and human resistance to it. The name “Maundy” comes from the first Latin word of John 13:34, mandatum (commandment): “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another” (NRSV). Thus, Jesus’ command to love, tied to the example of the foot washing, lies … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by Susan Hylen”

The pattern for worship on Maundy Thursday is pivotal for understanding the preaching on this day. Lent ends today, and what begins is the first of the Three Days liturgy that constitutes the bridge between Lent and the Resurrection: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter. Together they lead us into the core … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by Melinda Quivik”

His hour had come…. He loved them to the end.… You do not know now … but later you will understand.1 Poets speak of circles of time, rivers of time, or the time before time. Physicists understand time as a construct that keeps everything from happening at once. Storytellers get to arrange time, sometimes condensing … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by Audrey West”

Here we are in the midst of Holy Week, the most dramatic time of the Christian faith. In one week we go from glory to Glory with everything else in between. The variety of celebrations in our churches goes from a highly staged drama throughout the week to an absolute dismissal or carelessness about these … Continue reading “John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Commentary by Cláudio Carvalhaes”

En la lectura del Evangelio de la semana pasada (Juan 3:14-21), Jesús declara que será “levantado,” dando entender que los discípulos pueden esperar su muerte en una cruz alzada para la salvación de la humanidad. Aquí en Juan 12, Jesús afirma que el momento de su “levantamiento” ha llegado (12:23, 32). Luego de su entrada … Continue reading “San Juan 12:20-33 Comentario por Efraín Agosto”

Caminar con Jesús significa estar dispuestos y dispuestas a llegar hasta las últimas consecuencias, e incluso a morir. Sí, suena en extremo duro leer algo así, pero es la verdad. Aun así, por mucho tiempo la iglesia ha estado viviendo en complacencia y no ha querido tomar la responsabilidad que le corresponde de llegar hasta … Continue reading “San Juan 12:20-33 Comentario por J. Manny Santiago”