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John 13:1-38
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1It was just before the
Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this
world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he
loved them to the end.
2The evening meal was in
progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,
to betray Jesus.
3Jesus knew that the Father
had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was
returning to God;
4so he got up from the meal,
took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
5After that, he poured water
into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel
that was wrapped around him.
6He came to Simon Peter, who
said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
7Jesus replied, “You do not
realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
8“No,” said Peter, “you shall
never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with
me.”
9“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter
replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
10Jesus answered, “Those who
have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And
you are clean, though not every one of you.”
11For he knew who was going
to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12When he had finished
washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you
understand what I have done for you?” he asked them.
13“You call me ‘Teacher’ and
‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.
14Now that I, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
15I have set you an example
that you should do as I have done for you.
16Very truly I tell you, no
servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who
sent him.
17Now that you know these
things, you will be blessed if you do them.
18“I am not referring to all
of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of
Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’
19“I am telling you now
before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I
am.
20Very truly I tell you,
whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the
one who sent me.”
21After he had said this,
Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you
is going to betray me.”
22His disciples stared at one
another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.
23One of them, the disciple
whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
24Simon Peter motioned to
this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”
25Leaning back against Jesus,
he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”
26Jesus answered, “It is the
one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.”
Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon
Iscariot.
27As soon as Judas took the
bread, Satan entered into him. So
Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
28But no one at the meal
understood why Jesus said this to him.
29Since Judas had charge of
the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the
festival, or to give something to the poor.
30As soon as Judas had taken
the bread, he went out. And it was night.
31When he was gone, Jesus
said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is
glorified in him.
32If God is glorified in him,
God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
33“My children, I will be
with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the
Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
34“A new command I give you:
Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
35By this everyone will know
that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
36Simon Peter asked him,
“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot
follow now, but you will follow later.”
37Peter asked, “Lord, why
can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
38Then Jesus answered, “Will
you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster
crows, you will disown me three times!
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1)
According to
verse 1 what did Jesus know about when it was just before the Passover Festival?
o Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to
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Leave this world.
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And go to the Father.
2)
Who were those that
Jesus referred to in verse 1 as his own
in the world?
o Jesus’ disciples.
3)
According to
verse 1 what was the extent of Jesus’ love for his disciples?
o Jesus
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Had loved them.
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And was going to love
them to the end.
4)
How had Jesus
loved his disciples, given Mark 3:13-15?
o Jesus
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Chose his disciples.
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And invested his
time and effort in them to train them up for service.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 3:13-15 that says,
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13Jesus went up on a
mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14He appointed twelve that
they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15and to have authority to
drive out demons.
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5)
What is a more
literal translation for verse 2 such as the NASB?
o 2And during supper, the devil having already put into
the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
6)
According to
verses 1 and 2 what was the occasion for
the meal?
o It was the Passover meal.
7)
According to
verse 2 what had the devil already put into the heart of Judas to do?
o He had already put into the heart of Judas to betray
Jesus.
8)
How had the devil
already put into the heart of Judas to betray Jesus, given Matthew 26:6-16?
o He had already put into the heart of Judas to go to the
chief priests to betray Jesus to them in return for thirty pieces of silver.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 26:6-16 that says,
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6While Jesus was in
7a woman came to him with an
alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she
poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
8When the disciples saw this,
they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9“This perfume could have
been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10Aware of this, Jesus said
to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to
me.
11The poor you will always
have with you, but you will not always have me.
12When she poured this
perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
13Truly I tell you, wherever
this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be
told, in memory of her.”
14Then one of the Twelve—the
one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests
15and asked, “What are you
willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So
they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
16From then on Judas watched
for an opportunity to hand him over.
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9)
Who was
responsible for Judas’ betraying Jesus, the devil or Judas himself, given Matthew
26:6-16 quoted earlier and John 6.64?
o It appears that Judas betrayed Jesus as a result of his being enraged at a jar of very expensive
perfume being poured out on Jesus per Matthew 26:6-16.
o It might also have to do with Jesus’ talking about his
burial per Matthew 26:6-16, leading to Judas’ conclusion that he could no longer
benefit from being keeper of the money bag.
o Furthermore Judas did not genuinely believe in Jesus per John 6.64.
o So the devil put into the heart of Judas to betray Jesus
at least because of Judas’ own problems.
o Judas was therefore at least partly responsible for
betraying Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 6.64 that says,
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64Yet there are some of you
who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did
not believe and who would betray him.
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10)
According to
verse 3 what did Jesus know about?
o Jesus knew
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That the Father had put all things under his power.
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And that he
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Had come from God.
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And was returning
to God.
11)
What was the ramification
of the fact that the Father had put all things under Jesus’ power, given John 12.23-27?
o Jesus wanted the Father to save him from his crucifixion
per John 12.23-27.
o On the other hand he knew that
he needed to multiply disciples through his crucifixion per John 12.23-27.
o The Father had put all things under Jesus’ power.
o So that
o He could decide for himself what he wanted to do,
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Multiplying disciples
through his crucifixion.
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Or walking away
from it.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12.23-27 that says,
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23Jesus replied, “The hour
has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24Very truly I tell you,
unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single
seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
…
27“Now my soul is troubled,
and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this
very reason I came to this hour.
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12)
What does the emphasis
that Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and return
to the Father in verses 1 and 3 tell us?
o It tells us about Jesus’ conviction in the matter.
13)
What does Jesus loving
his disciples to the end in verse 1 mean,
given verse 3 that refers to his leaving
this world and returning to God?
o It means loving them to the end of his stay with them
right up to his returning to God.
14)
According to
verses 4 and 5 what did Jesus do, given his knowledge of his situation in verse
3?
o Jesus
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Got up from the
meal.
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Took off his
outer clothing.
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And wrapped a
towel around his waist.
o After that, he
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Poured water into
a basin.
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And began to wash
his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
15)
In accordance
with verses 3 to 5 what did Jesus choose to do upon knowing that the Father had
put all things under his power?
o Jesus chose to wash his disciples’ feet.
16)
What was the
custom of foot-washing in the middle-eastern culture
in Jesus’ time when a guest was invited to a meal?
o A servant of the host would wash the feet of the guest.
17)
What was the
practical purpose of foot-washing at an invited meal, given that in the middle-eastern culture in Jesus’ time people wore sandals,
traveled on dirt roads and reclined at a low table to eat?
o Guests would have dirty feet upon arrival.
o Reclining with dirty feet to eat at a low table is an unpleasant
experience.
18)
How did Jesus
demonstrate his humility in washing his disciples’ feet?
o Jesus took up the role of the servant who washed his
disciples’ feet at the Passover meal.
19)
What did Jesus’ humbling
himself as a servant washing his disciples’ feet tell us about the sovereign
choice he had made as to what he was going to do, given Philippians 2:5-8?
o Jesus had humbly chosen to multiply disciples through his
crucifixion.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Philippians 2:5-8 that says,
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5In your relationships with
one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature
God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even
death on a cross!
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20)
How did Jesus love
his disciples to the end?
o Through humble service among them before
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Leaving this
world.
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And going to the Father.
21)
In washing the
disciples’ feet and dying for all humanity soon after, what was Jesus’ message
to the disciples, given that they were self-serving disciples following what
they thought to be a self-serving Christ?
o Jesus was telling them to become self-giving disciples
following the self-giving Christ.
22)
What kind of
spiritual DNA would self-giving disciples inherit from the self-giving Christ
who washed their feet and died for all humanity, given John 12:23-24?
o The self-giving Christ’s spiritual DNA of
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Falling to the
ground.
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Dying.
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And producing
many seeds, i.e., many disciples.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12:23-24 that says,
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23Jesus replied, “The hour
has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24Very truly I tell you,
unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single
seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
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23)
What kind of
disciples did Jesus as the self-giving Christ intend to multiply through his
crucifixion?
o Jesus intended to multiply self-giving disciples
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Who follow the
self-giving Christ.
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And who multiply
disciples.
24)
Would there be
disciples who follow Jesus today if he had chosen to be a self-serving Christ and
walked away from his crucifixion and why?
o No, because Jesus’ disciples would be self-serving
disciples following the self-serving Christ who would not
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Fall to the
ground.
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And die.
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And produce many
seeds.
o Consequently there would have been no multiplication of disciples
through the generations.
25)
According to
verse 6 what did Simon Peter say to Jesus
when Jesus came to him?
o “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
26)
In accordance
with verses 5 and 6 what was the contrast between Peter’s response to Jesus’ washing
the disciples’ feet and the response of other disciples?
o Peter wanted to know Jesus’ reason for doing it.
o While
o The other disciples simply let Jesus do it.
27)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what would be the progression of Peter’s understanding of what he was doing?
o Peter did not realize right then what Jesus was doing.
o But later he would understand.
28)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 7 what was the reason he gave Peter for washing Peter’s
feet?
o Jesus
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Did not give him any
reason.
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But only said
that later he would understand.
29)
When would Peter understand
why Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, given that his thinking that he was following
a self-serving Christ was not going to change until after Jesus’ crucifixion?
o It is only after Jesus
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Had been
crucified for all humanity.
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And risen from
the dead.
o That
o Peter
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Realized that Jesus
is a self-giving Christ.
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And understood
why he washed the disciples’ feet.
30)
In accordance
with verse 8 was Peter willing to accept a delayed understanding of why Jesus
washed his feet and why?
o No, because Peter was vehement.
o That
o Jesus should never wash his feet.
31)
What would Peter have
trusted in if he had accepted Jesus’ reassurance that he would later understand
and let Jesus wash his feet?
o He would have trusted in Jesus’ goodness to decide
what was best for him.
32)
What mistake did
Peter make as a disciple when he refused to let Jesus wash his feet regardless
of Jesus’ reassurance?
o He did not trust in Jesus’ goodness to decide what was
best for him.
33)
Why was Peter
vehement that Jesus should never wash his feet, given that he knew that Jesus
is Christ the king?
o He considered it humiliating for Jesus as Christ the
king to wash his feet like a servant.
34)
Was Peter’s
vehement refusal to let Jesus wash his feet an indication of his humility and why,
given that he wanted to continue to follow a self-serving Christ as a self-serving
disciple?
o No, because he was rejecting Jesus’ conducting himself
as the self-giving Christ that obliged him to follow the self-giving Christ as
a self-giving disciple.
35)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 8 what would happen to Peter if he did not wash Peter’s
feet?
o Peter would have no part with Jesus.
36)
Why was it
important for Peter to trust in Jesus’ goodness and let Jesus wash his feet?
o Peter would have no part with Jesus.
o If
o He did not.
37)
What does it mean
Peter would have no part with Jesus if Jesus did not wash his feet, given 1
John 5:11-12?
o Peter would have no eternal life.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 John 5:11-12 that says,
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11And this is the testimony:
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12Whoever has the Son has
life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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38)
According to
verse 9 how did Peter do a 180 upon hearing that he would be missing out if Jesus
did not wash his feet?
o He wanted Jesus to wash
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Not just his feet.
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But his hands.
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And his head as
well.
39)
For what kind of fear
was Peter willing to let Jesus wash his feet?
o It was for fear of missing out.
o That
o He was willing.
40)
Had Peter learned
to trust in Jesus’ goodness and why?
o No, because he was willing to let Jesus wash his feet
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For fear of missing
out.
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Not for the sake
of trusting in Jesus’ goodness.
41)
But what was
going well with Peter in contrast to Judas, given how great a part Peter desired
to have with Jesus in verse 9?
o Peter desired to be fully vested with Jesus in
contrast to Judas who wanted to be completely divested of Jesus.
42)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what did those who had
a bath need for their whole body to be clean?
o They only needed to wash their feet.
43)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 10 what was the condition of cleanness of the disciples?
o They were clean though not every one of them.
44)
According to verse
11 why did Jesus say not every one of the disciples was clean?
o It is because Jesus knew who among the disciples was
going to betray him.
45)
Who did Jesus know
was going to betray him, given verse 2?
o Judas.
46)
What was at work
in Jesus as seen in his washing Judas’ feet?
o Jesus’ humility was at work in washing the feet of Judas
who he knew would betray him.
47)
What opportunity
was Jesus offering Judas in washing Judas’ feet?
o Jesus was offering Judas the opportunity to
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Repent.
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And turn away
from his scheme of betrayal.
48)
Was Judas the
equivalent of a person who had a bath or
the equivalent of a person who had not
had a bath in Jesus’ analogy?
o He was the equivalent of a person who had not had a bath.
49)
Was Jesus
referring to physical uncleanness in verse 10 when he said that not every one
of the disciples was clean and why, given verse 11?
o No, because the writer of the gospel account was
explaining that Jesus was referring to the spiritual uncleanness of the disciple
who betrayed him in verse 11.
50)
Who among the disciples
was spiritually unclean?
o Judas was.
51)
According to
verse 12 what was the question Jesus asked the disciples after he had finished
washing their feet, put on his clothes and returned to
his place?
o “Do you understand what I have done for you?”
52)
Did the disciples
understand what Jesus had done for them and why, given verse 7?
o No, because they would not understand that Jesus is a self-giving
Christ.
o Until
o He
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Had been
crucified for all humanity.
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And risen from
the dead.
53)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 why was it appropriate for the disciples to call him ‘Teacher’
and ‘Lord’?
o Because that is what Jesus is.
54)
Is Jesus ‘Teacher’
and ‘Lord’ just because he said so or because the disciples called him so and why?
o No, because Jesus had demonstrated
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That he is
‘Teacher’ through his teaching.
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And that he is
‘Lord’ through the miracles he did.
55)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 14 and 15 why should the disciples wash one another’s feet?
o They should.
o Because
o Jesus even as their Lord and Teacher had set them an
example by washing their feet.
56)
What does it tell
us about Jesus when he washed his disciples’ feet as their Teacher
and told them to wash one another’s feet?
o Jesus walked his talk.
57)
How did Jesus
walk his talk as Lord in Mark 10:42-45, given his washing his disciples’ feet
and his impending crucifixion for all humanity?
o Jesus as Lord made himself
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A servant of those
he had come among.
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And the slave of
all humanity.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 10:42-45 that says,
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42Jesus called them together
and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord
it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
43Not so with you. Instead,
whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever wants to be
first must be slave of all.
45For even the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
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58)
Of Jesus’ disciples
in the four gospel accounts who is the most reflective of his humble attitude
in action, given Matthew 10:38-42, John 11:32-33 and John 12:1-3?
o Mary.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 10:38-42 that says,
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38As Jesus and his disciples
were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her
home to him.
39She had a sister called
Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.
40But Martha was distracted
by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord,
don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to
help me!”
41“Martha, Martha,” the Lord
answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
42but few things are needed—or
indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away
from her.”
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 11:32-33 that says,
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32When Mary reached the place
where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had
been here, my brother would not have died.”
33When Jesus saw her weeping,
and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in
spirit and troubled.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12:1-3 that says,
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1Six days before the
Passover, Jesus came to
2Here a dinner was given in
Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the
table with him.
3Then Mary took about a pint
of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his
feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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59)
What was it that was
apparent in Mary’s following Jesus but that was missing in the disciples’,
given Mark 9:33-35?
o Humility.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 9:33-35 that says,
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33They came to
34But they kept quiet because
on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
35Sitting down, Jesus called
the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and
the servant of all.”
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60)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 16 what was the implication for the disciples in
the matter of washing one another’s feet?
o Verse 16 means that
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A servant needs
to walk in lockstep with his master.
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And a messenger with
the one who sent him.
o Likewise the disciples needed to walk in lockstep with their Lord
and Teacher by washing one another’s feet.
61)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 what is the consequence for the disciples if they followed
the example he had set?
o They would be blessed.
62)
Were the disciples
blessed because of their attitude of humility demonstrated through washing one
another’s feet or because of everybody having clean feet at the meal?
o They were blessed because of their attitude of
humility.
63)
Who shared bread with
Jesus at the Passover meal?
o The twelve disciples.
64)
What did Jesus mean
in verse 18 where he said he was not referring to all twelve disciples?
o Jesus was not referring to all twelve disciples who shared
bread with him at the Passover meal.
o When
o He cited himself as the fulfillment of the passage of
Scripture.
o That
o ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’
65)
How did the passage
of Scripture apply to Jesus that ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me’?
o Judas who shared bread with Jesus at the Passover meal
was going to betray him.
66)
How did Jesus’ twelve
disciples come into being, given Luke 6:12-16?
o Jesus chose them from among all his disciples.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 6:12-16 that says,
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12One of those days Jesus
went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
13When morning came, he
called to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
14Simon (whom he named
Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
15Matthew, Thomas, James son
of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
16Judas son of James, and
Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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67)
How did Judas become
a disciple?
o Jesus chose him.
68)
In the context of
what Jesus said in verse 18 what did he mean that he knew the twelve disciples he had chosen?
o Jesus knew who among the twelve disciples he had chosen would betray him.
69)
What is a better
translation for verse 19?
o 19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when
it does happen you will believe that I AM.
70)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 19 what did he proclaim himself to be?
o Jesus proclaimed himself to be: I AM, i.e., God.
71)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 19 why was he telling
the disciples that one of them would turn against him before it happened?
o Jesus was telling them.
o So that
o They would believe that Jesus is: I AM, i.e., God.
o When
o It did happen.
72)
With what level
of certainty did Jesus speak in verse 20?
o With the certainty of truth.
73)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 20 whom does a person in reality accept when the person
accepts Jesus and anyone Jesus sends respectively?
o Whoever accepts anyone Jesus sends accepts Jesus.
o And whoever accepts Jesus accepts the one who sent Jesus.
74)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 20 whom did a person in reality accept when the person
accepted Jesus’ disciples, given John 20:19-21?
o Jesus sent his disciples per John 20:19-21.
o Therefore the person who accepted Jesus’ disciples whom
Jesus sent in reality accepted Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 20:19-21 that says,
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19On the evening of that
first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked
for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
“Peace be with you!”
20After he said this, he
showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the
Lord.
21Again Jesus said, “Peace be
with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
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75)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 20 whom did a person ultimately accept when the person
accepted Jesus’ disciples?
o The person ultimately accepted the Father who sent Jesus.
76)
With what level
of certainty did Jesus say in verse 21 that one of the disciples was going to
betray him?
o With the certainty of truth.
77)
According to
verse 21 what emotional state was Jesus in when he testified that one of the disciples was going to
betray him?
o Jesus was troubled in spirit.
78)
What is the occasion
of sharing bread at a meal for?
o It is for fellowship.
79)
How does the one who
sends the messenger relate to the messenger?
o The one who sends the messenger trusts the messenger.
80)
Why was Jesus
troubled in spirit?
o Judas had been following Jesus around for 3 years as a
disciple.
o He was
§
In fellowship
with.
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And trusted by.
o Jesus.
o But then he was going to betray Jesus.
81)
According to
verse 22 what was the reaction of the disciples to what Jesus said?
o They stared at one another, at a loss to know which of
them Jesus meant.
82)
According to
verse 23 who was reclining next to Jesus?
o The disciple whom Jesus loved was.
83)
According to
verse 24 what did Simon Peter motion to the disciple whom Jesus loved and said to
him?
o “Ask him which one he means.”
84)
According to
verse 25 what did the disciple whom Jesus loved ask him while leaning back
against him?
o “Lord, who is it?”
85)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 who was it?
o It was the one.
o To whom
o Jesus would give the piece of bread.
o When
o He had dipped it in the dish.
86)
According to
verse 26 whom did Jesus give the piece of
bread to after dipping it in the dish?
o Jesus gave it to
Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
87)
According to
verse 27 what happened to Judas as soon as he took the bread?
o Satan entered into him.
88)
What did Judas
taking the piece of bread from Jesus do to him and why?
o Jesus had been forbidding Satan from entering into Judas.
o He stopped forbidding Satan from doing that.
o When
o He gave the piece of bread to Judas.
89)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what was his instruction for Judas?
o Judas was to do quickly what he was about to do.
90)
According to
verse 28 who at the meal understood why Jesus said what he said to Judas?
o No one.
91)
According to
verse 29 what did some at the meal think Jesus was telling Judas to do?
o Some thought Jesus was telling him
§
To buy what was
needed for the festival.
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Or to give
something to the poor.
92)
Why did some at the
meal think that Jesus was telling Judas to buy what was needed for the
festival, or to give something to the poor, given John 12:6?
o It is because Judas was keeper of the money bag.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12:6 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
6He did not say this because
he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,
he used to help himself to what was put into it.
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93)
According to
verse 30 what did Judas do as soon as he had
taken the bread?
o He went out.
94)
What was the night metaphor for in verse
30, given John 11:9-10?
o It was for the occasion of Judas’ spiritual stumble.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 11:9-10 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
9Jesus answered, “Are there
not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble,
for they see by this world’s light.
10It is when a person walks
at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
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95)
According to what
Jesus said when Judas was gone in verse 31 who was glorified right then?
o Right then Jesus was glorified.
o And God was glorified in him.
96)
What was the occasion
for Jesus to be glorified, given John 12:23-24?
o Jesus’ Crucifixion.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 12:23-24 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
23Jesus replied, “The hour
has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24Very truly I tell you,
unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single
seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
+++++++++++++++++++++
97)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 31 what was God glorified in?
o In Jesus.
98)
Who then is glorified
when Jesus is glorified?
o God is.
99)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 what would God do if God is glorified in him?
o God
§
Would glorify Jesus
in himself.
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And would glorify
him at once.
100) What is the ultimate purpose of God’s glorifying Jesus?
o That God himself would be glorified.
101) According to what Jesus said in verse 33 what did he
address the disciples as?
o Jesus addressed them as his children.
102) According to what Jesus said in verse 33 how much
longer would he be with the disciples?
o For only a little longer.
103) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 33 would the
disciples be able to find him when they looked for him and why?
o No, because
o They could not come.
o Where
o Jesus was going.
104) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 33 was it
news to the disciples that they could not come where he was going and why?
o No, because Jesus had told the Jews about it already.
105) According to what Jesus said in verse 34 what is the
new command he gave the disciples?
o Love one another.
106) What is a better translation for verse 34 such as the
NASB?
o 34I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one
another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
107) What is the NIV translation for verse 34?
o 34A new command I give you: Love one another. As I
have loved you, so you must love one another.
108) Why is the NASB a better translation for verse 34 than
the NIV?
o The NIV translation is inappropriate for the Greek subjunctive
mood of the action represented by the verb ‘love’ that the disciples take.
o Even though
o Jesus said it is a command.
o The subjunctive mood indicates possibility and
potentiality.
o That
o The action described may or may not occur.
o In other words the disciples can choose to love one
another or not.
o The imperative
mood of the NIV translation that indicates demand is not compatible with that.
o While
o The NASB translation is compatible.
109) What freedom has Jesus given the disciples concerning
the new command?
o They can choose whether to obey it or not.
110) According to what Jesus said in verse 34 what is the
basis for the disciples’ loving one another?
o Just as Jesus has loved the disciples, they also love
one another.
o This means that now that Jesus has loved the
disciples, they need to choose whether they love one another or not.
111) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 34 whom are
we taking after when we as disciples love another?
o We are taking after Jesus as his disciples.
112) According to what Jesus said in verse 35 how will everyone
know that we are his disciples?
o Everyone will know
it.
o If
o We love one another.
113) In accordance with what Jesus said in verses 34 and 35
why will everyone know that we are his disciples if we love one another?
o Everyone will
know it.
o Because
o We are taking after Jesus.
114) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 35 how is
the voluntary nature in his command for the disciples to love one another confirmed?
o The conditional clause in verse 35 confirms it.
115) What does Jesus intend to be the distinguishing mark of
being his disciples that is universally recognized by everyone?
o The disciples’ loving one another.
116) What does Jesus intend to be the setting for the
distinguishing mark of being his disciples to be exhibited, given that lone
disciples by themselves cannot love one another?
o The community of disciples.
117) What happens to our claim of being Jesus’ disciples if
we don’t love one another in the community of disciples?
o It is not substantiated.
118) Let the question be asked again: What happens to our
claim of being Jesus’ disciples if we don’t love one another in the community
of disciples?
o It is not substantiated.
119) How had disciples of the early church heeded Jesus’
command for them to love one another and
what was the consequence?
o Pagans were
struck and said, “See how they love one another.”
o When
o They looked at disciples of the early church.
o Loving one another became the identifying
characteristic of disciples of the early church as Jesus’ disciples.
120) What kind of affinity for community did disciples of
the early church possess that made it possible for them to exhibit the
distinguishing mark of being Jesus’ disciples?
o They must possess high affinity for community.
121) What must we as individual disciples do first if we desire
to obey Jesus’ command for us to love one another and be known as his
disciples?
o We as individual disciples must join the community of
disciples.
122) What is the consequence for the community of disciples
when they obey Jesus’ command for them to love one another and be known as his
disciples?
o The cohesion of the community of disciples is strengthened.
123) What is the trajectory of the spiritual DNA of love,
given John 15:9 and verse 34?
o The spiritual DNA of love is passed
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From the Father.
§
To Jesus.
§
To the disciples.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 15:9 that says,
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9As the Father has loved me,
so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
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124) How is the spiritual DNA of love acquired in
accordance with how it is passed on, given John 15:9 and verse 34?
o Through imitation.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 15:9 that says,
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9As the Father has loved me,
so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
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125) What is the pattern of imitation for acquiring the
spiritual DNA of love for Jesus and the disciples?
o Jesus loves the disciples by imitating the Father who
loves him.
o The disciples love one another by imitating Jesus who
loves them.
126) What is the trajectory of love between the giver and the
receiver in the case of the Father, Jesus and the disciples?
o Love is
§
Passed on from
the giver to the receiver.
§
And paid forward
by the receiver.
o That means love is
§
Passed on first
from the Father to Jesus.
§
And paid forward
by Jesus to the early disciples.
o Love is then paid forward by the early disciples to
later disciples.
o Such that
o The process continues on among the disciples through
the generations.
127) What does everyone see in the disciples’ love for one
another when they trace its origin?
o Jesus’ love.
o And ultimately the Father’s love.
128) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 35 what is
the identity of the disciples?
o They are Jesus’ disciples.
129) How do the disciples live out their identity as Jesus’
disciples?
o By loving one another.
130) Do Jesus’ disciples express their identity by words or
by deeds?
o By deeds.
131) How could the disciples love one another as Jesus had
loved them in the context of the current chapter?
o Through humble service to one another such as washing
one another’s feet.
132) According to verse 36 what did Simon Peter ask Jesus?
o He asked Jesus
where he was going.
133) According to what Jesus said in verse 36 what was the
immediate accessibility of the place where he was going?
o Simon Peter could not follow Jesus there right then.
134) According to what Jesus said in verse 36 was the place
where he was going always inaccessible and why?
o No, because Simon Peter would follow later.
135) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 36 why did
Simon Peter ask him where he was going?
o He wanted to follow Jesus there.
136) According to verse 37 what was Peter’s objection to Jesus’
saying that he could not follow him right then?
o “Lord, why can’t I follow you now?”
137) According to verse 37 what was Peter’s claim that he
would do for Jesus beyond following him around?
o He claimed that he would lay down his life for Jesus.
138) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 38 how did
he rebuff Peter’s claim?
o Jesus stated that Peter would disown him three times.
o Before
o The rooster crowed.
139) With what level of certainty did Jesus say in verse 38
that Peter would disown him?
o With the certainty of truth.
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