{"id":1307,"date":"2025-07-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=1307&2025"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T00:00:22","slug":"entertaining-the-devil-john-13-1-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/entertaining-the-devil-john-13-1-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertaining the Devil: John 13:1-17"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: John 13:1-17 (NIV)<\/div>
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1\u00a0<\/sup>It 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.<\/p>

2\u00a0<\/sup>The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4\u00a0<\/sup>so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5\u00a0<\/sup>After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples\u2019 feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.<\/p>

6\u00a0<\/sup>He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, \u201cLord, are you going to wash my feet?\u201d<\/p>

7\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus replied, \u201cYou do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.\u201d<\/p>

8\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cNo,\u201d said Peter, \u201cyou shall never wash my feet.\u201d<\/p>

Jesus answered, \u201cUnless I wash you, you have no part with me.\u201d<\/p>

9\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen, Lord,\u201d Simon Peter replied, \u201cnot just my feet but my hands and my head as well!\u201d<\/p>

10\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered, \u201cThose 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.\u201d 11\u00a0<\/sup>For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.<\/p>

12\u00a0<\/sup>When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. \u201cDo you understand what I have done for you?\u201d he asked them. 13\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou call me \u2018Teacher\u2019 and \u2018Lord,\u2019 and rightly so, for that is what I am. 14\u00a0<\/sup>Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another\u2019s feet. 15\u00a0<\/sup>I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. 16\u00a0<\/sup>Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17\u00a0<\/sup>Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.<\/p>\r\n

Read John 13:1-17<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

On the night of Jesus\u2019 betrayal and arrest, He shares a significant last supper with His disciples. While all four gospel writers include this event, like usual, John writes about this event from a different angle than the rest. In John\u2019s gospel record, we see an interesting verse that we might be tempted to skip over.<\/p>\r\n

John tells us that \u201cThe evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 2)<\/p>\r\n

While John does not give Judas Iscariot much mention during this event, from this statement, we can conclude two things. First, Judas Iscariot was there when Jesus washed the disciples\u2019 feet. Second, we can conclude that Judas Iscariot had already made up his mind to betray Jesus.<\/p>\r\n

It would have been simple for John to say that Judas had left if that were the case, but perhaps I wonder if John sensed something different about Judas during that meal. At the very least, the foot washing Judas experienced might have been the hardest thing he ever faced, knowing beforehand what he was going to do, and believing it to be a secret from everyone else present.<\/p>\r\n

However, even more amazing than the realization that Jesus washed Judas\u2019 feet on the night Judas would betray Him is the sobering warning about Judas being prompted by the devil. It would appear that Judas\u2019 mind was already made up and that this was the night for him to act.<\/p>\r\n

I find this verse sobering because it implies that Judas entertained the devil\u2019s temptation and it was running through his mind during the whole meal. Judas\u2019 decision then becomes a warning for all of us about a simple to understand, but difficult to apply truth about temptations: When we entertain the devil\u2019s temptations in our minds, we trap ourselves into falling for what he has tempted us to do. Only by pushing back the moment we realize a temptation is present are we able to effectively fight and win the battle of self-control.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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