Prelude to this weeks Bible Study Lesson John 13:1-38 Rose Hilton, Stan Proctor, Jessica Rector George, Terri Breland, Tammy Bergeron Godwin, Jerry Wright Thinking of you as I prepare this week! biblegateway/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/John/Jesus-Washes-Disciples-Feet The opening verse of chapter 13 sets the scene for the whole of chapters 13--17. Love is one of the key terms in chapters 13--17, occurring thirty-one times in these five chapters as compared to only six times in chapters 1--12. Jesus now shows his disciples the full extent [eis telos] of his love. Full extent could also be translated to the last (cf. NIV note). The ambiguity is probably intentional, for the two meanings are related. Love is the laying down of ones life, and therefore to love completely means to love to the end of ones life (cf. 1 Jn 3:16). The love that has been evident throughout continues right up to the end. At the end, in the crucifixion, we will see the ultimate revelation of that love, that is, its full extent.
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