Love One Another

Love One Another
John 13.31-38

The question from the Greeks at the feast told Jesus that his time had come (12.23). In the same way, the disappearance of Judas, going out into the night, tells Jesus that his time, his great moment, is rushing upon him like a tidal wave. As the door shuts, a sense of excitement grips the narrative. It is as though Jesus is drawing the eleven closer to himself, telling them new things, things he couldn’t say when Judas was there, things he must now say quickly precisely because Judas has gone and the time is very short...

Taken from John for Everyone Part 2 – by Tom Wright