John 13:1

“Now before the feast of the passover, etc.] This feast was instituted as a memorial of the deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt, and was an eminent type of Christ; and this passover was what Christ had greatly desired, it being his last, and when he was to express his great love to his people, mentioned here, by dying for them. It was two days before this feast, so the Persic version reads this text, at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, that the things recorded in this chapter were transacted; (see <402602>Matthew 26:2,6); when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father. The death of Christ is here signified by a departing…”

“AT THE LAST SUPPER JESUS WASHES THE DISCIPLES' FEET--THE DISCOURSE ARISING THEREUPON. (John 13:1-20) when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father--On these beautiful euphemisms, see on Luk 9:31; Luk 9:51. having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end--The meaning is, that on the very edge of His last sufferings, when it might have been supposed that He would be absorbed in His own awful prospects, He was so far from forgetting "His own," who were to be left struggling "in the world" after He had "departed out of it to the Father" (Joh 17:11), that in His care for them He seemed scarce to think of Himself save in…”

“The feast of the passover - See the notes at Matthew 26:2, Matthew 26:17. His hour was come - The hour appointed in the purpose of God for him to die, John 12:27. Having loved his own - Having given to them decisive and constant proofs of his love. This was done by his calling them to follow him; by patiently teaching them; by bearing with their errors and weaknesses; and by making them the heralds of his truth and the heirs of eternal life. He loved them unto the end - That is, he continued the proofs of his love until he was taken away from them by death. Instances of that love John proceeds immediately to record in his washing their feet and in the institution of the Lord’s Supper. We may…”

“Before the feast - Namely, on Wednesday, in the paschal week. Having loved his own - His apostles, he loved them to the end - Of his life. John 13:2”

“13:1–20:31 This section focuses on the sign of the cross, the great climax of Jesus’ life, as well as the time Jesus spent preparing his disciples for it (chs 13–17). Jesus is glorified through each event of these momentous days. Jesus’ arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection all evoke responses of awe. On the cross, Jesus is elevated in glory before the world (12:32). 13:1-38 The setting is Jesus’ final Passover meal on Thursday evening, when Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus. John does not record the meal itself as the synoptic Gospels do (Matt 26:17-29; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-20; see also 1 Cor 11:23-26). John emphasizes other activities at the event, such as the foot washing (John…”

“the feast: Joh 6:4; Mat 26:2-5; Mar 14:1, Mar 14:2; Luk 22:1, Luk 22:2 knew: Joh 7:6, Joh 7:30, Joh 8:20, Joh 11:9, Joh 11:10, Joh 12:23, Joh 17:1, Joh 17:11, Joh 18:4; Mat 26:45; Luk 9:51; Luk 13:32, Luk 13:33, Luk 22:53 depart: Joh 13:3, Joh 14:28, Joh 16:5-7, Joh 16:28, Joh 17:5, Joh 17:11, Joh 17:13 having: Joh 13:34, Joh 15:9, Joh 15:10, Joh 15:13, Joh 15:14, Joh 17:9, Joh 17:10, Joh 17:14, Joh 17:16, Joh 17:26; Jer 31:3; Rom 8:37; Eph 5:25, Eph 5:26; Jo1 4:19; Rev 1:5 unto: Mat 28:20; Co1 1:8; Heb 3:6, Heb 3:14, Heb 6:11; Pe1 1:13 John 13:2”