Textus Receptus Bibles
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
| 13:1 | Nowe before the feast of the Passeouer, when Iesus knewe that his houre was come, that he should depart out of this world vnto the Father, forasmuch as he loued his owne which were in the world, vnto the end he loued them. |
| 13:2 | And when supper was done (and that the deuill had now put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne, to betray him) |
| 13:3 | Iesus knowing that the Father had giuen all things into his hands, and that he was come forth from God, and went to God, |
| 13:4 | He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe. |
| 13:5 | After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded. |
| 13:6 | Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete? |
| 13:7 | Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter. |
| 13:8 | Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me. |
| 13:9 | Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head. |
| 13:10 | Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all. |
| 13:11 | For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane. |
| 13:12 | So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you? |
| 13:13 | Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I. |
| 13:14 | If I then your Lord, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete. |
| 13:15 | For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you. |
| 13:16 | Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him. |
| 13:17 | If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye doe them. |
| 13:18 | I speake not of you all: I know whom I haue chosen: but it is that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift vp his heele against me. |
| 13:19 | From henceforth tell I you before it come, that when it is come to passe, ye might beleeue that I am he. |
| 13:20 | Verely, verely I say vnto you, If I send any, he that receiueth him, receiueth me, and hee that receiueth me, receiueth him that sent me. |
| 13:21 | When Iesus had sayd these things, he was troubled in the Spirit, and testified, and said, Verely, verely I say vnto you, that one of you shall betray me. |
| 13:22 | Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. |
| 13:23 | Nowe there was one of his disciples, which leaned on Iesus bosome, whom Iesus loued. |
| 13:24 | To him beckened therefore Simon Peter, that he should aske who it was of whom he spake. |
| 13:25 | He then, as he leaned on Iesus breast, saide vnto him, Lord, who is it? |
| 13:26 | Iesus answered, He it is, to whome I shall giue a soppe, when I haue dipt it: and hee wet a soppe, and gaue it to Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne. |
| 13:27 | And after the soppe, Satan entred into him. Then sayd Iesus vnto him, That thou doest, doe quickly. |
| 13:28 | But none of them that were at table, knew, for what cause he spake it vnto him. |
| 13:29 | For some of them thought because Iudas had the bag, that Iesus had sayd vnto him, Buy those things that we haue neede of against ye feast: or that he should giue some thing to the poore. |
| 13:30 | Assoone then as he had receiued the soppe, he went immediately out, and it was night. |
| 13:31 | When hee was gone out, Iesus sayd, Nowe is the Sonne of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. |
| 13:32 | If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorifie him in himselfe, and shall straightway glorifie him. |
| 13:33 | Litle children, yet a litle while am I with you: ye shall seeke me, but as I sayde vnto the Iewes, Whither I goe, can ye not come: also to you say I nowe, |
| 13:34 | A newe commandement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another. |
| 13:35 | By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, if ye haue loue one to another. |
| 13:36 | Simon Peter said vnto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Iesus answered him, Whither I goe, thou canst not follow me nowe: but thou shalt follow me afterward. |
| 13:37 | Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, why can I not follow thee now? I will lay downe my life for thy sake. |
| 13:38 | Iesus answered him, Wilt thou lay downe thy life for my sake? Verely, verely I say vnto thee, The cocke shall not crowe, till thou haue denied me thrise. |
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
The Geneva Bible is one of the most influential and historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan. The language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous and because of this, most readers strongly preferred this version at the time.
The Geneva Bible was produced by a group of English scholars who, fleeing from the reign of Queen Mary, had found refuge in Switzerland. During the reign of Queen Mary, no Bibles were printed in England, the English Bible was no longer used in churches and English Bibles already in churches were removed and burned. Mary was determined to return Britain to Roman Catholicism.
The first English Protestant to die during Mary's turbulent reign was John Rogers in 1555, who had been the editor of the Matthews Bible. At this time, hundreds of Protestants left England and headed for Geneva, a city which under the leadership of Calvin, had become the intellectual and spiritual capital of European Protestants.
One of these exiles was William Whittingham, a fellow of Christ Church at Oxford University, who had been a diplomat, a courtier, was much traveled and skilled in many languages including Greek and Hebrew. He eventually succeeded John Knox as the minister of the English congregation in Geneva. Whittingham went on to publish the 1560 Geneva Bible.
This version is significant because, it came with a variety of scriptural study guides and aids, which included verse citations that allow the reader to cross-reference one verse with numerous relevant verses in the rest of the Bible, introductions to each book of the Bible that acted to summarize all of the material that each book would cover, maps, tables, woodcut illustrations, indices, as well as other included features, all of which would eventually lead to the reputation of the Geneva Bible as history's very first study Bible.