The first half of the gospel of John deals with Jesus’ public ministry. The second half deals with Jesus’ concern for His disciples and “His last week and passion”. Jesus has preached the Good News for over three years. He has taught and loved His disciples. And now Jesus prepares to be “betrayed by one of his disciples, denied by another, and deserted by all of them”. He however, continues to demonstrate His fullest love for the disciples. Just as the Creator knows us completely, Jesus also knows his disciples completely (2:24, 25; 6:64), notwithstanding our sins. Now the drama unfolds. The Sanhedrin (Jewish leaders) has determined that Jesus must die. Jesus has utterly stolen the people away from these ‘scribes and Pharisees’. They have all gone after the Messiah to witness His power, authority, and to hear His words. Though the Jewish Passover is nearing, Jesus is described as our Passover Lamb. This supper is not the same supper that’s in chapter 12, which was held at Lazarus’ home; for we know that Jesus has left Bethany and have arrived in Jerusalem. The supper mentioned in verse 2 is the place where Jesus had instructed His disciples to go and ask the owner of a certain home to allow Jesus and the disciples to have this “last supper” (Matthew 26:17). The “Passover” supper or meal is a very important Jewish ceremony “with a defined set of ritual steps or stages. However, with the supper now ending (Jesus having told them the meaning of the bread and wine—Matthew 26:26-29), Our Lord adds something new to the sequences of the supper; He would wash the feet of the 12 disciples. Washing of feet was an act that was normally done before supper, not after. Therefore, it took on a different meaning. Afterwards, Satan enters the heart of Judas to set him on a path of the betrayal of the Son of Man. Make no mistake; God was in control of all events, not Satan, especially where it concerned His Son. As the Creator of the universe, Jesus is very aware of the authority and power the Father has given Him (John 1:1-3). He has demonstrated it throughout the scriptures. It was for this cause, this reason, Jesus came into the world. And He patiently awaits the glorification that will come after the humiliation He must suffer in order to save the world.